[NTLUG:Discuss] Mysql Deamon

[Stephen Klein]

safe_mysqld is just a script to start the mysql server properly, mysql
my actually be running.

This is all that I get when I run safe_mysqld:

bash-2.03# /usr/local/bin/safe_mysqld &
[1] 25258
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/var


The server is actually running as evidenced by looking at the process
list:

bash-2.03# ps -a
<SNIP>
25258 ttyp4    00:00:00 safe_mysqld
25277 ttyp4    00:00:00 mysqld
25279 ttyp4    00:00:00 mysqld
25280 ttyp4    00:00:00 mysqld

Another way to see if your mysql server is running properly is to type
mysql on the command line and see if it connects to the mysql daemon.

If that doesn't help, you might try to see if there are error messages
in /usr/local/var (this is for a default install, Redhat may have moved
them), the filename should be something like [hostname].err.


Good luck,
Stephen



> David Wilson wrote:
> 
> Once again I come to the well of knowledge...
> 
> I have RedHat 7.1 installed with the mysql rpm packages.  I am trying
> to start the mysql deamon.  When I run safe_mysqld the deamon starts
> says reading databases and then ends instantly.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> the other David Wilson