[techtalk] mysql install on RH 6.1

[Mandi]

the mysql.sock files are created when the mysql server is started.  The
daemon usually ends up in /usr/local/bin, and it's name is safe_mysqld.
If it gets stuck, or the .sock file gets deleted, just kill the process
and start it again.

On RH 6.1 with RPMS, I ran into the issue that i had to create the
directories under /var by hand, so if they're not there, safe_mysqld will
give you an error, because it will want to put that .sock file under its
directory in /var.  the tar install created all the directories itself.

Hope that helps!

--mandi

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Erb, Maria wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I installed a mysql tarball on RH 6.1 and tried to connect to the mysql
> server but got a "can't connect to mysql server through socket
> /tmp/mysql.sock"  .  If I install mysql with the rpm files and try to
> connect to the server I get a "can't connect to mysql server through socket
> /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock".  My question is this: when are these .sock files
> created and is there anything particular to RH 6.1 that is causing the .sock
> files not to be created?
> 
> thanks for any help,
> Maria  
> 
> Maria B. Erb
> Web Developer
> Keene State College
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