From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 26 17:05:44 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3E1A16A41F for ; Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:05:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@redry.net) Received: from luke.segpub.com.au (luke.segpub.com.au [64.49.254.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23FCE43D48 for ; Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:05:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@redry.net) Received: (qmail 38027 invoked by uid 89); 27 Sep 2005 03:05:43 +1000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 38001, pid: 38019, t: 0.8151s scanners: clamav: 0.86.1/m:33/d:984 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.33?) (213.202.164.201) by 0 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2005 03:05:42 +1000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org From: eoghan Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:05:41 +0100 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on luke.segpub.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 Subject: mysql port install X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 17:05:44 -0000 Hello Im having a problem getting mysql (version 4.1.14) to work. Im installing from ports, which was updated today. Each time i try #>mysql is get: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) mysql.sock isnt in /tmp/ which is a problem. The manual and searches say that this means the server usually isnt running, so type mysqld to start it. But i just get command not found. The only reference to mysqld is in /usr/local/man/man1/mysql.1.gz I was wondering if someone had any luck getting this port installed? Im using freeBSD 5.3 by the way. Thanks Eoghan