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Simon Waters wrote: > Neil Winchurst wrote: > >> On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:04:03 +0100 >> Mark Harvey <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I remember I had trouble with the socket file on Mandriva 2005. >>> >>> I was able to resolve it using the method here: >>> http://www.tech-recipes.com/mysql_tips762.html >>> >>> on my installation my.cnf is in /etc/my.cnf >>> >>> >> This is probably part of my problem, there is no my.cnf file anywhere >> on my computer, so nothing to tell mysql about where to set up a socket >> file. >> > > /etc/sysconfig/mysqld ? > > Looks like Mandriva disables networking by default (well so the comments > in the MySQL reference manual suggest). > > >>> If you can't get that to work, what about downloading and installing the >>> latest version (5.0) from the MySQL.com website: >>> http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html >>> >>> >> I will think about that. >> > > Please no -- if you can't get the packaged version to work, you'll just > beat yourself over the head with source code. > Just a thought - you did try and install it as root or equivalent? The install would (probably) need root privileges. Installing as Joe User may look like its installed (did you read every log line?) but the daemon wouldnt be run hence no mysql server? The install would probably fail to write the files in too... Tom not even a number today -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html