Hello,
I installed RH8.0 server version. With it came MySQL. I installed the normal way: 1. checked for user mysql etc. 2. mysql_install_db worked. But then mysqladmin could not connect, not find a host.frm in ./mysql
I tried new installation of mysql_install_db (moved the old dir). Nothing worked. I now reinstalled the whole distribution. And waiting for advise. I have no idea. Maybe I should install MySQL myself from the tarball, like I did with RH 7.3? All worked fine there with application PostNuke. It seems to me that RH does not have a friendly relation with MySQL.

Any hint what I can do?
with friendly greetings,
PJHAMVS

Make sure you turn the mysql service on.

I have no idea what mysql.service means. I do
1. mysql_install_db 2. safe_mysqld and there it already fails with complaints.

I am looking for someone who has mysql running on RH8.0 and "HOW DID HE DO IT?"
with friendly greetings,
PJHAMVS

type /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start

And for redhat add it to the /etc/rc.d startup scripts to automatically start when the machine boots with

#chkconfig mysql on

The server must be running before you can do much of anything with it from the client...