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MySQL Installation Problem

I have installed MySQL Standard 4.0.13-i686, set the proper permissions, and configured Slackware so that it starts mysql.server on boot. However, I get these problems:

Code:

$ cd /usr/local/mysql

$ ./bin/mysql

ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

So I decide to try to manually start the server:

Code:

$ ./bin/mysqld_safe &

[1] 761

The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or is not executable

Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart

this script from there as follows:

./bin/mysqld_safe.

[1]+  Exit 1                  mysqld_safe  (wd: /usr/local/mysql/bin)

I do what is recommended, but get the same error message. I've checked the directories, and neither 'libexec' nor 'mysql.sock' exist. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

mysql installation problem

Hello,

I occassionally get that error during installation from source. I usually do these: create "mysql" group and "mysql" user. Make sure the data directory where mysql is installed is owned by mysql group and mysql user. I dont know exactly if this is the 100% solution to your problem. But this works for me most of the time.

I have already done that, and I am also installing from binaries.