Re: MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX

Hello. Try to connect as root (use -u root) or another user which has privilege to create new databases. >I would like to try out MySQL on my UNIX account (Solaris). > >I DO NOT HAVE root privilieges in UNIX. I only have a normal user >privilege. > >I have installed MySQL on my user

Re: MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX

esday, December 01, 2004 12:57 PM To: Hossain, Ashfaq (Ashfaq) Subject: Re: MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX log in as root > mysql -uroot then you are the boss Aman Raheja Hossain, Ashfaq (Ashfaq) wrote: I would like to try out MySQL on my UNIX account (Solaris). I DO NOT HAVE root privilieges in

RE: MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX

IL PROTECTED] > Subject: MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX > > > I would like to try out MySQL on my UNIX account (Solaris). > > I DO NOT HAVE root privilieges in UNIX. I only have a normal user > privilege. > > I have installed MySQL on my user UNIX account. > > Looks

Re: MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX

Restart mysqld with the --skip-grant-tables option and then try Aman Raheja Hossain, Ashfaq (Ashfaq) wrote: Thanks. But, it confuses the unix "root" with the mysql root. I don't have the unix root previleges. Am I doing something wrong? Here is the error: unix> bin/mysql -uroot ERROR 104

MySQL Newbie: Running in UNIX

I would like to try out MySQL on my UNIX account (Solaris). I DO NOT HAVE root privilieges in UNIX. I only have a normal user privilege. I have installed MySQL on my user UNIX account. Looks like I get the Server going and can also get the status from the Server. But, I get an error msg wh

Re: Mysql Newbie: Help requested...password hash should be a 16 digit hexadecimal number

Sanjay Arora wrote: On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 00:19, Paul DuBois wrote: At 22:34 +0530 7/7/04, Sanjay Arora wrote: I am using Mysql on RH Linux 9. I am getting the following error. Command and result are given below alongwith \s output for diagnostic purposes. I have created a dns database and am tryin

Re: Mysql Newbie: Help requested...password hash should be a 16 digit hexadecimal number

On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 00:19, Paul DuBois wrote: > At 22:34 +0530 7/7/04, Sanjay Arora wrote: > >I am using Mysql on RH Linux 9. I am getting the following error. > >Command and result are given below alongwith \s output for diagnostic > >purposes. > > > >I have created a dns database and am trying

Re: Mysql Newbie: Help requested...password hash should be a 16 digit hexadecimal number

At 22:34 +0530 7/7/04, Sanjay Arora wrote: I am using Mysql on RH Linux 9. I am getting the following error. Command and result are given below alongwith \s output for diagnostic purposes. I have created a dns database and am trying to create a user mysql user dns with all privileges on it. mysql>

RE: Mysql Newbie: Help requested...password hash should be a 16 digithexadecimal number

Sanjay Arora on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:04 AM said: > I am using Mysql on RH Linux 9. I am getting the following error. [snip] > Database changed > mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dns.* TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDENTIFIED BY > PASSWORD "dns"; > ERROR 1133: Password

Mysql Newbie: Help requested...password hash should be a 16 digit hexadecimal number

es: 16 Queries per second avg: 0.001 Help please..I am not only a mySQL newbie but a SQL/DB newbie as well. With regards. Sanjay. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: MySQL newbie installation

Yes! Yes you can! Ahem Basically, MySQL is always a network-aware database whether connections come in via Named Pipes (blame Bill for those), TCP/IP, UNIX sockets or via the funky shared memory whatsit that was brought in with MySQL 4.1.x. All that will be happening in your case is that y

MySQL newbie installation

I wish to learn MySQL on my Linux box [SuSE 8.1] Can I install MySQL on my hard drive and use it for learning *from* the hard drive, without having to set up a server/network? This would include MySQLCC. In other words, can I run MySQL like Access, strictly as a local database, for learning purp

Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:33 PM To: Victor Pendleton Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot I have tried logging in as root ( mysql -p -u root todo ) and also as myself and both methods yield the same results, shown below: mysql> SHO

RE: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

permission to access the todo directory. -Original Message- From: Avram Aelony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:33 PM To: Victor Pendleton Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot I have tried logging in as root ( mysql -p -u root

Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

-Original Message- From: Avram Aelony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:37 AM To: Victor Pendleton Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot Okay, I had to log in as root to do so. The data seems to be still extant in tasks.MY

RE: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:37 AM To: Victor Pendleton Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot Okay, I had to log in as root to do so. The data seems to be still extant in tasks.MYD . The other 2 files, tasks.MYI and tasks.frm, are

Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

, September 24, 2003 9:14 AM To: Victor Pendleton Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot I am unfamiliar with frm, myd, and myi files, yet perhaps is insightful? -Avram [aa:/usr/local/mysql] % ls -l data total 41032 -rw-rw 1 mysql wheel 6362 Sep 23 22:55

RE: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

Can you post the contents from the todo directory? -Original Message- From: Avram Aelony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:14 AM To: Victor Pendleton Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot I am unfamiliar with frm, myd

Re: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

PROTECTED] Subject: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot I am new to MySQL and have encountered a problem that probably happens to everyone, yet I have searched for a solution online and elsewhere without success. I created a database and table. Then I populated the table. Everything worked

RE: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

Are the frm, myd and myi files located in the data directory? What is the data directory? -Original Message- From: Avram Aelony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 8:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot I am new to MySQL

MySQL newbie: table gone after reboot

I am new to MySQL and have encountered a problem that probably happens to everyone, yet I have searched for a solution online and elsewhere without success. I created a database and table. Then I populated the table. Everything worked perfectly. Then I shutdown MySQL and rebooted my computer.

Re: MySQL Newbie: MySQL stops as soon as it starts

David Shealy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know where the error log is. I used the -l option with > safe-mysqld and this is what I got: > > /usr/libexec/mysqld, Version: 3.23.56-log, started with: > Tcp port: 3306 Unix socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > Time Id Command

Re: MySQL Newbie: MySQL stops as soon as it starts

I don't know where the error log is. I used the -l option with safe-mysqld and this is what I got: /usr/libexec/mysqld, Version: 3.23.56-log, started with: Tcp port: 3306 Unix socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock Time Id CommandArgument On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 15:40, gerald_clark

Re: MySQL Newbie: MySQL stops as soon as it starts

What does the error log say? David Shealy wrote: I'm a newbie to MySQL. I'm trying to run it on Red Hat 9. After running mysql_install_db, I switch to the directory where mysql.sock is located and enter safe_mysqld &. Here's a copy of the shell output: # safe_mysqld & [1] 7549 # Starting mysqld d

MySQL Newbie: MySQL stops as soon as it starts

I'm a newbie to MySQL. I'm trying to run it on Red Hat 9. After running mysql_install_db, I switch to the directory where mysql.sock is located and enter safe_mysqld &. Here's a copy of the shell output: # safe_mysqld & [1] 7549 # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 030626 02

RE: MYSQL Newbie

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Re: MYSQL Newbie

1) Can you recommend some good online tutorials for learning the basics of MYSQL? (I can't even say I know exactly what it is; I think of it as some sort of language used to create "special effects" or special functions, similar to JavaScript.) If you found this list then you should have found

MYSQL Newbie

I'm interested in learning about MYSQL and wondered if anyone could give me a few pointers for getting started. I've designed over 1,000 webpages, based at http://www.geobop.com, but my technical skills are very basic. I've been unemployed for about eight months and have been using my time to l

MySQL newbie

Hi, I just got involved into a project that uses MySQL. My team leader told me that most likely we have to change the file inside the source code of MySQL in order to use GSS API. However, I am totally new to this area. I am wondering if there is any resource that I can find on the internet or

RE: mySQL newbie confusion

...and your problem is? -- Loren McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Fernando Martins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 6:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mySQL newbie confusion Hi, my experience comes from VB6 with access databases. I&#x

mySQL newbie confusion

Hi, my experience comes from VB6 with access databases. I'am trying to get one quick and practical overview about the mySQL capabilities (web online database). But so far i'am really loss and confuse regarding the mySQL setup and installation procedure. I'am using WIN98 with mySQL4.01.11 and foll

Re: Mysql newbie

On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 11:21, Ken Arck wrote: > I'm confused John. Since "--with-mysql=shared,/usr' " appears in the > "Configure Command" table from phpinfo(), doesn't that mean php *was* > compiled with mysql support? Yes it was compiled with mysql support through tje dbx commands look at the man

Re: Mysql newbie

My problem is resolved. Apparently I was missing a package "php-mysql". Funny, no docs I found make mention of this. In any case, I'm up and running. Thanks to all who offered help! Ken -- President - Arcom Communicatio

Re: Mysql newbie

I'm confused John. Since "--with-mysql=shared,/usr' " appears in the "Configure Command" table from phpinfo(), doesn't that mean php *was* compiled with mysql support? Ken At 12:03 AM 11/5/2002 -0500, John Coder wrote: >On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 23:51, Ken Arck wrote: >> >> > then it's compiled u

Re: Mysql newbie

On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 23:51, Ken Arck wrote: > > > then it's compiled under dbx functions not mysql functions run > >configure again with the same arguments except for mysql just run > >--with-mysql and it should be ok. > > <-As I said, it was installed from an rpm as part of the Redhat inst

Re: Mysql newbie

> then it's compiled under dbx functions not mysql functions run >configure again with the same arguments except for mysql just run >--with-mysql and it should be ok. <-As I said, it was installed from an rpm as part of the Redhat install package and not from a tarball. Are you saying to rei

Re: Mysql newbie

On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 23:20, Ken Arck wrote: > At 10:32 PM 11/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > > What exactly do you mean by compiled in ? what does your phpinfo say. > >You should have a section on mysql not just the line supported databases > >mysql,pgsql,etc. > >

Re: Mysql newbie

At 10:32 PM 11/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: > What exactly do you mean by compiled in ? what does your phpinfo say. >You should have a section on mysql not just the line supported databases >mysql,pgsql,etc.

Re: Mysql newbie

On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 21:51, Ken Arck wrote: > Hi folks. I'm a real newbie to mysql (believe it or not!) > > While just starting to get my feet wet in it, I've come across a huge > stumbling block already. I am familiar with php however. > > A php script I'm playing with has this line: > > $db =

Mysql newbie

Hi folks. I'm a real newbie to mysql (believe it or not!) While just starting to get my feet wet in it, I've come across a huge stumbling block already. I am familiar with php however. A php script I'm playing with has this line: $db = mysql_connect("localhost", "root"); Here's the html output

HLP: Mysql newbie.....

I would appreciate it if some one can do a hand hold on this one. I need to convert from Access to mysql but still using MS Access Front End, I understand this is done via ODBC link to the mysql server and this is my problem. Due to my lack of command line knowledge and no GUI on the Cube for MY

Re: MYSQL newbie :-)

the manual is a very good place to start , its very organized , and its complete reference , better than any book . trial and error is good , but try to get a graphical user interface beter than the shell . there are many . --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This has probably been asked a thousand ti

Re: MYSQL newbie :-)

>This has probably been asked a thousand times before but only once from me. >I am able to programme in MS Access to quite a high level to which I have now >realised its limitations, where is the best place to start learning and reading up on >MYSQL, I am not really a book reader as I prefer to d

Re: MYSQL newbie :-)

On Mon, 28 Oct 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This has probably been asked a thousand times before but only once from me. > I am able to programme in MS Access to quite a high level to which I have now >realised its limitations, where is the best place to start learning and reading up on >MYSQL

MYSQL newbie :-)

This has probably been asked a thousand times before but only once from me. I am able to programme in MS Access to quite a high level to which I have now realised its limitations, where is the best place to start learning and reading up on MYSQL, I am not really a book reader as I prefer to do th

Re: MySQL newbie installation question

CM Miller wrote: Very new to MySQL and I've done a search on google.com, but really couldn't find the answer that I am looking for. Where should I install MySQL? I'm running RH 7.3 and I've installed the tgz file under my directory /home/CMMiller, is this right, or anywhere else? I see it is a

MySQL newbie installation question

Very new to MySQL and I've done a search on google.com, but really couldn't find the answer that I am looking for. Where should I install MySQL? I'm running RH 7.3 and I've installed the tgz file under my directory /home/CMMiller, is this right, or anywhere else? I see it is also under /usr/s

Re: mysql newbie

Mylin, Tuesday, August 27, 2002, 8:17:13 AM, you wrote: MC> I'm a newbie with mysql. I have a few question and would really appreciate MC> it if you can help me. I'm creating a database for a payroll system. I MC> actually finish with my entity relationship diagram. What should be the MC> nex

Re: mysql newbie

Hello, sorry for a late answer, but here it comes. On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Mylin Campos wrote: > I'm a newbie with mysql. I have a few question and would really appreciate > it if you can help me. I'm creating a database for a payroll system. I > actually finish with my entity relationship diagram

Re: mysql newbie

* Mylin Campos > I'm a newbie with mysql. I have a few question and would really > appreciate it if you can help me. I'm creating a database for a > payroll system. I actually finish with my entity relationship > diagram. What should be the next step? I know I should create > the database already

mysql newbie

Hi all, I'm a newbie with mysql. I have a few question and would really appreciate it if you can help me. I'm creating a database for a payroll system. I actually finish with my entity relationship diagram. What should be the next step? I know I should create the database already but while

mysql newbie

Hi all, I'm a newbie with mysql. I have a few question and would really appreciate it if you can help me. I'm creating a database for a payroll system. I actually finish with my entity relationship diagram. What should be the next step? I know I should create the database already but while re

RE: Mysql newbie show table question

* marc malacarme > I can¹t seem to make any of the describe or show queries work > when I apply a search statement: > Query=show table status from demo; > Works fine. Now I¹m trying to get info from only one table: > Query=show table status from demo where name like "user_access"; > Does no work.

Re: Mysql newbie show table question

Hrm. Closest I can think of is EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM demo WHERE name LIKE 'user_access'; I think this is what you mean. Adam Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 31 May 2002 08:44:49 -0700 marc malacarme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can¹t seem to make any of the describe or show queries work wh

Re: Mysql newbie show table question

marc, Friday, May 31, 2002, 6:39:54 PM, you wrote: mm> I can¹t seem to make any of the describe or show queries work when I apply a mm> search statement: mm> Query=show table status from demo; mm> Works fine. Now I¹m trying to get info from only one table: mm> Query=show table status from demo w

Re: Mysql newbie show table question

Hrm. Closest I can think of is EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM demo WHERE name LIKE 'user_access'; I think this is what you mean. Adam Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 31 May 2002 08:44:49 -0700 marc malacarme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can¹t seem to make any of the describe or show queries work wh

Mysql newbie show table question

I can¹t seem to make any of the describe or show queries work when I apply a search statement: Query=show table status from demo; Works fine. Now I¹m trying to get info from only one table: Query=show table status from demo where name like "user_access"; Does no work. Thank You

Mysql newbie show table question

I can¹t seem to make any of the describe or show queries work when I apply a search statement: Query=show table status from demo; Works fine. Now I¹m trying to get info from only one table: Query=show table status from demo where name like "user_access"; Does no work. Thank You

Re: [PHP] MySQL Newbie

irish -- www.girishnath.co.uk - Original Message - From: "Ben Clumeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Girish Nath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:51 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] MySQL Newbie I am under the understanding that anyone who has shel

RE: MySQL newbie question

This did the trick. Thanks Nod and everyone else! -Original Message- From: nod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:02 PM To: David Burklin Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MySQL newbie question On Wednesday 16 Jan 2002 7:36 pm, you wrote: > Hello,

Re: MySQL newbie question

On Wednesday 16 Jan 2002 7:36 pm, you wrote: > Hello, and sorry for the bother with what is probaby a very simple problem. > > I'm new to MySQL. I have just installed RedHat 7.2 Linux, and installed the > included distribution of MySQL, which is version 3.23.41 > > When I try to run the mysql prog

RE: MySQL newbie question

aemon running, so that's the big part of my problem. -Original Message- From: Rick Emery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:44 PM To: David Burklin; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: MySQL newbie question did you start mysqld ? -Origin

RE: MySQL newbie question

did you start mysqld ? -Original Message- From: David Burklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:36 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: MySQL newbie question Hello, and sorry for the bother with what is probaby a very simple problem. I'm

MySQL newbie question

Hello, and sorry for the bother with what is probaby a very simple problem. I'm new to MySQL. I have just installed RedHat 7.2 Linux, and installed the included distribution of MySQL, which is version 3.23.41 When I try to run the mysql program, either by itself, or with any arguments, I get the

RE: MySQL Newbie and Access Database

Hi Jose, > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jose > Gerardo Amaya Giron > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 1:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MySQL Newbie and Access Database > > > Hello all, I just st

MySQL Newbie and Access Database

Hello all, I just start up with mysql so I have some stupid questions to ask. right now I have an MS Access database with one table that has 25 fields and like 2000 records in it. I'm trying to move to MySQL in order to have a better DB. I can define the database and the table manually that's not

mySQL newbie and confused

Hi, I've just downloaded and install mySQL on my server but only seem able to connect to the server across my network if the server is connected to the internet. Any ideas why and how to stop it. btw I'm running windows. TIA Alex ---

Re: mySQL newbie?

Hi, > Is their another gui I could use to populate a mySQL database? my personal opinion - the best MySQL GUI by far I've seen is the EMS MyManager: http://ems-hitech.com/mymanager/ Rgds, Indrek -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ __ ___ ___ __ /

mySQL newbie?

Greetings I teach beginning programming to High School students at Pasco High in Pasco, WA. I recently went to receive some training at the Oracle Internet Academy in California and found Oracle to be a big stretch for me and my students. We've downloaded MySQL and the MySQL client. We would

Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

At 9:54 PM +0100 7/13/01, Sara wrote: >- Original Message - >From: "Paul DuBois" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Sara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:20 PM >Subject: Re: Using Scripts with MySQL

Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

- Original Message - From: "Paul DuBois" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE > At 9:13 PM +0100 7/13/01, Sara wrote: >

Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

At 9:13 PM +0100 7/13/01, Sara wrote: >Hi Paul > >Thanks for replying, however, something which I know should be easy is >eluding me right now. > >The samp_db directory is created as a subdirectory of the mysql1 directory. > >This is what I tried to do following your instructions and this is the

Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:38 PM Subject: Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE > At 7:31 PM +0100 7/11/01, Sara wrote: > >Hi > > > >I am using Paul Dubois' book MySQL to teach myself. He has sample > >data base d

Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

At 7:31 PM +0100 7/11/01, Sara wrote: >Hi > >I am using Paul Dubois' book MySQL to teach myself. He has sample >data base data which one can load using his scripts. > >However, the book doesn't say where the scripts have to be loaded to >inorder for them to work ie which directory? > >Also can

Re: Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

just do: mysql -f Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:31:48 +0100 >Hi > >I am using Paul Dubois' book MySQL to teach myself. He has sample data >base data >which one can load using his scripts. > >However, the book doesn't say where the scripts have to be loaded to >inorder for >them to work ie which

Using Scripts with MySQL - NEWBIE

Hi I am using Paul Dubois' book MySQL to teach myself. He has sample data base data which one can load using his scripts. However, the book doesn't say where the scripts have to be loaded to inorder for them to work ie which directory? Also can someone just confirm the syntax for a create ta

mysql newbie question

Hi there, I'm trying to install MySql and Mysql client (including MySql GUI) both on Windows and Unix/Linux. I'm having trouble reset the root password: I ran: ./bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'mysqlroot' ./bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: '

MySQL newbie questions.

Does anyone know exactly where to put the mysql.server file? is it in /etc? When I run it I get these ./mysql.server: @HOSTNAME@: command not found ./mysql.server: my_print_defaults: command not found Which leads me to believe I'm doing somthing wrong.

Re: MySQL Newbie install question

TCPwrappers has nothing to do with mysql. Mysqld manages the port itself. You do not want tcpwrappers grabbing the port. Check the path to mysql.sock. It must be world searchable and readable for the client to write to the socket. Read the section of the manual on GRANT privileges. You are not r

MySQL Newbie install question

Hi I downloaded and installed the latest i386 RPM from MySql.com on a RH7 box. When I try to contact the mysql server i get the following error: [someone@somemachine ~]$ mysqladmin ping mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket

MySQL Newbie install question

Hi I downloaded and installed the latest i386 RPM from MySql.com on a RH7 box. When I try to contact the mysql server i get the following error: [someone@somemachine ~]$ mysqladmin ping mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket