mysqld_safe ends

compu73rg33k · 04-03-2004, 09:05 PM

I'm trying to get mySQL to work with my website and I'm starting off and I was reading a tutorial and it first told me to test the database by doing the mysqld_safe file. mySQL starts but then it ends in like 3 seconds before I can execute the mysqladmin file to put a pword on the root user so that I can access the database and do things. mySQL works on another computer but not this one (meaning I can get past this part lol )

AMMullan · 04-04-2004, 01:09 AM

So have you gone through the README in the MySQL install directory?

I.e.

1. Create group "mysql" (groupadd mysql)
2. Create user "mysql" and add to mysql group (useradd -g mysql mysql -d /dev/null)
3. Run (from source base dir) ./scripts/mysql_install_db
4. chown -R root .
5. chown -R mysql data
6. chgrp -R mysql .
7. ./bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &

I used this today and it worked perfectly

compu73rg33k · 04-04-2004, 09:36 AM

the user and group automatically was made. I tried making them just to make sure they were made and they were. I didn't make the database yet I'll try your directions and see if they work

compu73rg33k · 04-04-2004, 09:42 AM

well I did them all except five it said there wasn't a file called data. what data are you talking about? and it still ends too quickly like five seconds

AMMullan · 04-04-2004, 01:49 PM

Ahhh well theres ya problem - in the base directory of the MySQL source theres a data directory, without that MySQL has nothing to run off... you might want to download the install again me thinks

compu73rg33k · 04-04-2004, 04:23 PM

ight well can someone give me a direct link t hat will work I have Slackware and I used their package but w/e