Starting Mysql at boot

[Poppo]

Which file do I edit to automatically start "httpd" and "safe_mysqld &" ?
I'm running RH 7.1 and I usually start them manually like this from CL:

...root]# service httpd start (starts Apache and switches to non-root user)

...root]# su mysql <enter>
...bash-2.04$ safe_mysqld & (starts mysql)

Thanks in advance for your help...

[popcorn]

It'll be one of your rc.d files (depends of wether you boot to X or not).

In the correct run level make a snnhttpd and snnmysql that call those programs. (where nn is the order that they start in). If you boot into X these should go in run level 5 (rc5.d) or into 3 if you don't (That's for Mandrake, I know some distros are different). Or put the scripts you call into /etc/rc.d/init.d/ and link them to the right run level.

have a look in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d at some of the other things that get called at boot.

HTH

[Poppo]

Thanks Popcorn
I looked at the rc5.d directory and there is already a file for httpd and mysql but they begin with a "K" not an "S". Is it a simple matter of changing the K to an S in the file name, or should I use chkconfig to set these?

[elovkoff]

Mysql readme recommens copying mysql.server file from the support-files directory to /etc/init.d and then you should create a symlink to that file from the run-level in which you want mysql to run.
For example:
cd /etc/rc3.d
ln -s /etc/init.d/mysql.server S84mysqlserver

P.S. don't forget to chmod +x mysql.server.

[elovkoff]

Poppo,
K is for killing proccesses, S is for starting them. Don't replace K with S. Simply saying, when your linux boots it looks into rc directoriy of the corresponding run level and starts processes that start with S, when it goes down it kills the proccesses taht start with K.

[Poppo]

Thanks elovkoff for the explanation. I'll work on this and let ev1 know how it went.

[Killer_Penguin]

Or you can skip all the BS, run 'setup' as root and select 'System Services' and then select apache (httpd) and Mysql to start at boot time. Very easy.

[coltrane]

this would be a great PET (plain english tutorial)

[Poppo]

ok KP, that was just too easy.
/me slapping head saying " I shoulda had a V8".

Some times I can't see the forest because of the trees!

[Poppo]

this would be a great PET (plain english tutorial)

It could be "Starting system services at boot" but what category would it come under?