mysql start

[eoghan]

On 7 Jan 2007, at 18:55, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> On Jan 7, 2007, at 09:14, eoghan wrote:
>
>> Im trying to start mysql (version 5.0.27) using:
>> $sudo /opt/local/libexec/mysqld --user=mysql
>> Im getting the follwing error:
>> 070107 15:11:45 [Warning] Can't create test file /opt/local/var/db/ 
>> mysql5/eoghan-js-Computer.lower-test
>> 070107 15:11:45 [Warning] Can't create test file /opt/local/var/db/ 
>> mysql5/eoghan-js-Computer.lower-test
>> /opt/local/libexec/mysqld: Can't change dir to '/opt/local/var/db/ 
>> mysql5/' (Errcode: 2)
>> 070107 15:11:45 [ERROR] Aborting
>>
>> 070107 15:11:45 [Note] /opt/local/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown complete
>>
>> Could someone help me on this please?
>
> It sounds like the directory /opt/local/var/db/mysql5 does not  
> exist. Did you set up the initial databases? It sounds like you  
> didn't.
>
> Did you "sudo port install mysql5" or "sudo port install mysql5  
> +server"? You should do the latter. If you had, you would have seen  
> the following message which explains how to install the initial  
> databases:
>
> ******************************************************
> * In order to setup the database, you might want to run
> * sudo -u mysql mysql_install_db5
> * if this is a new install
> ******************************************************
>
> Run mysql_install_db5 as shown above.
>
> By using the +server variant, you will also have a LaunchDaemon  
> script which you should use instead of calling mysqld directly when  
> you want to start or stop mysqld [1]. To start mysqld now and to  
> have it start automatically when you reboot your Mac:
>
> sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/ 
> org.macports.mysql5.plist
>
> To stop mysqld now and prevent it from starting at subsequent  
> restarts:
>
> sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/ 
> org.macports.mysql5.plist
>
>
> [1] This assumes you're using Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later.  
> LaunchDaemon is not available on earlier versions of Mac OS X.
>

Apologies, but as a follow up... when i run port installed i can see  
server:
   mysql5 @5.0.27_1+darwin_8 (active)
   mysql5 @5.0.27_1+darwin_8+server
though its not listed as active...
Eoghan