mysql

[jude dashiell <dashielljt@gmpexpress.net>]

does everybody on this list that wants to run mysql have it up and going
yet?  If not and your distribution came with it installed it may be
because the package is incomplete or broken.  To get around that, first
remove the package and go and get the rpm binaries from www.mysql.com.
Install all of the rpm's then as root type mysqladmin --version and also
type mysqladmin --help | less and take note of the variable settings in
the last part of the display.  If you don't get a version and a help
display of a few screens something didn't work right on install.
Otherwise, type mysqladmin password <new_password> and that sets an access
password for mysql.  Next, try mysql -p <cr> and see if you get prompted
for a password, if yes key in that password you selected.  You should if
all worked well get the mysql monitor up.  If that happens and you're left
at an <mysql> prompt, you're functional.  You'll probably need to do rpm
-ivh *.rpm --nodeps <cr> to install all of the rpm's.  If you can, also
pick up manual-split.tar.gz from the mysql page since that's got a version
of the mysql manual split into files you can read with a web browser out
of the box and maybe other utilities too.  at the <mysql> prompt if you
type connect mysql; you've just hooked up with where mysql stores all of
its information for all other databases and tables in the system.  If you
got to that point, you want to read the tutorial web page in the manual
subdirectory and work along with it.  After that, welcome to mysql!