MySQL problem

[AljoshaNL]

This has to be a newbie question, but I just just can't google up the solution


How do I start my MySQL service???

Aljohsa

[trickster]

If you are using RedHat/Fedora or a similar distribution, you can do

/sbin/service mysql start

if you are using the mysql installation provided with the system.

If you installed mysql on your own, you need to find the mysqld_safe binary, and run it

/path/to/mysql/mysqld_safe &

The ampersand at the end will return you to the console, while leaving mysqld_safe running.

[AljoshaNL]

Thanks for replying,

Doesn't work... Maybe it's not even in the service. If I enter mysql in my console (superuser or not) I get an error (I googled for it and after that I thought my server wasn't running)

[root@66-226 mysql]# mysql
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
[root@66-226 mysql]#

not cool :

BTW, the mysql.sock file isn't there

thanks in advance,

Aljosha

[trickster]

It is not

mysql

It is

mysqld_safe&

.
Besides, if the binary is not on your path, you need to go into the directory where it is installed.