RE: [PHP] second try - Mysql php install

try using "safe_mysqld &" if 'mysqld' is not in your 'ps' list, then the daemon is not running, and you cannot connect to it. (check the mysql error logs for possible reasons) > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Guerrier [mailto:dan_guerrier@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:38 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] second try - Mysql php install > > > > I'm trying to make php work with mysql but I can't > even create a table. I'm receiving this error. > > [root@menace mysql]# mysqladmin create testdb > mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server though > socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysq.sock' (2)' > > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket > :'/var/lib/mysql/mysq.sock' exists > > I started mysqld - ps -ef shows that the process is > not running > The only thing I see that is wrong is that mysql.sock > is missing, but I assumed the install or starting the > process would create it. It didn't. > > Shouldn't this file be created by the install > And when I use prefix=/software/mysql a mysqld file is > placed under /usr/local/bin as well. Am I doing > something wrong??? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >