Symbolic Link from w/ Mysql

Transition · 10-18-2004, 11:13 AM

Hello everyone,

Trying to accomplish a simple task in Slackware10 by creating a symbolic link to mysql. Here's the command i'm using..

root@somehost:/# ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql mysql

The command executes successfully, but if i then try to type mysql nothing happens, no error or any execution.

If i type in ./mysql i receive the following message, which is what i want.

root@somehost:/# ./mysql
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

How can i make it so i can just type mysql from any directory and it executes mysql?

Thanks for any help,

- RJ

trickykid · 10-18-2004, 02:23 PM

Create an alias, probably work better or just simply add the mysql commands directory or path to your own path.