Dear Sir, I have a great problem to install the mysql database. I follow the instruction at the below : 1. tar -xvzf mysql-3.23.37.tar.gz 2. ./configure ¡Vprefix=/usr/local/mysql 3. make 4. make install 5. echo "/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql" >> /etc/ld.so.conf 6. ldconfig -v | grep libmysqlclient 7. echo "/usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld > /dev/null &" >> /etc/rc.d/rc.local 8. ./scripts/mysql_install_db 9. /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld > /dev/null & 10. PATH=¡¨$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin¡¨ 11. Mysqladmin version (when I input the no. 11 command, the screen show out that bash : Lost connection to MYSQL Server during query) Therefore, I input another command (/usr/share/mysql/mysql.server start) The screen show out that (Starting mysqld daemon with database from /var/lib/mysql) 12. chmod +x /usr/local/mysql/mysql.server 13. mysql (when I input the command mysql) The screen show out that : (Error 2013: Number of Processes running now : 1) (mysqld process hanging : Pid 955-killed ) (mysql restarted on Sat Apr 21 09:33:27 CST 2001) Please, can you ask me what ¡¥s happen and why, moreover; how can I do? >From a worry programmer RTO --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php