[CentOS] OFF Topic: mysql installation problem
mouss
mouss at netoyen.net
Thu Feb 14 21:00:20 UTC 2008
Ed Morrison wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> I'm trying to get mysql 5 installed on my CentOS 4.6 installation.
> I've installed mysql using yum:
>
> yum -y install perl-DBD-MySQL mysql-server mysql php-mysql
> mod_auth_mysql phpmyadmin mysqlclient
>
> Yum says it installed fine:
>
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package phpmyadmin.noarch 0:2.11.4-1.el4.rf set to be updated
> ---> Package perl-DBD-MySQL.x86_64 0:2.9004-3.1.centos4 set to be updated
> ---> Package php-mysql.x86_64 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.8 set to be updated
> ---> Package mysql-server.x86_64 0:5.0.54-1.el4.centos set to be updated
> ---> Package mod_auth_mysql.x86_64 1:3.0.0-2.el4s1.3 set to be updated
> ---> Package mysql.x86_64 0:5.0.54-1.el4.centos set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
>
> Dependencies Resolved
>
> =============================================================================
>
> Package Arch Version Repository
> Size
> =============================================================================
>
> Installing:
> mod_auth_mysql x86_64 1:3.0.0-2.el4s1.3
> centosplus 22 k
> mysql x86_64 5.0.54-1.el4.centos
> centosplus 2.9 M
> mysql-server x86_64 5.0.54-1.el4.centos
> centosplus 10 M
> perl-DBD-MySQL x86_64 2.9004-3.1.centos4
> base 112 k
> php-mysql x86_64 5.1.6-3.el4s1.8 centosplus
> 85 k
> phpmyadmin noarch 2.11.4-1.el4.rf dag
> 4.2 M
>
> Transaction Summary
> =============================================================================
>
> Install 6 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s)
> Remove 0 Package(s) Total download size: 17 M
> Downloading Packages:
> Running Transaction Test
> Finished Transaction Test
> Transaction Test Succeeded
> Running Transaction
> Installing: mysql ######################### [1/6]
> Installing: php-mysql ######################### [2/6]
> Installing: perl-DBD-MySQL ######################### [3/6]
> Installing: phpmyadmin ######################### [4/6]
> Installing: mysql-server ######################### [5/6]
> Installing: mod_auth_mysql ######################### [6/6]
>
> Installed: mod_auth_mysql.x86_64 1:3.0.0-2.el4s1.3 mysql.x86_64
> 0:5.0.54-1.el4.centos mysql-server.x86_64 0:5.0.54-1.el4.centos
> perl-DBD-MySQL.x86_64 0:2.9004-3.1.centos4 php-mysql.x86_64
> 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.8 phpmyadmin.noarch 0:2.11.4-1.el4.rf
> Complete!
>
>
> But there isn't a my.cnf file in /etc/
if you want one, you need to create it. the package installs example
file that you can use.
> Nor are there any files in:
> [root at ftp ~]# ls /var/lib/mysql/
> mysql test
> [root at ftp ~]# ls /var/lib/mysql/mysql/
>
looks ok. at some time, you'll need to do some post-install tasks to
secure the server (mainly, set a password for the root user). see mysql
site or google...
>
> An rpm query shows everything should be installed:
> [root at ftp ~]# rpm -qa mysql
> mysql-5.0.54-1.el4.centos
> [root at ftp ~]# rpm -qa mysql*
> mysqlclient14-4.1.22-1.el4s1.1
> mysqlclient10-devel-3.23.58-9.2.c4
> mysql-5.0.54-1.el4.centos
> mysqlclient10-3.23.58-4.RHEL4.1
> mysql-server-5.0.54-1.el4.centos
> mysqlclient10-3.23.58-9.2.c4
> mysql-libs-5.0.54-1.el4.centos
>
>
> Trying to start mysql results in:
> [root at ftp ~]# service mysqld start
> Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon.
> Starting MySQL: [FAILED]
>
> Thoughts?
is selinux enabled on your system? check /var/log/messages.
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