[CentOS] MySQL installation problem

Thu Nov 5 16:34:48 UTC 2009
Victor Subervi <victorsubervi at gmail.com>

service mysqld start
mysqld: unrecognized service
vi  /etc/init.d/mysqld
Opens new file.
Furthermore, the following commands tell me there's no package available:
yum install proftp
yum install vsftp
yum install pureftpd
Please advise.
V

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Tony Molloy <tony.molloy at ul.ie> wrote:

> On Thursday 05 November 2009 16:11:56 Victor Subervi wrote:
> > Hi;
> > It's been a while since I controlled my own server and I'm rusty. Trying
> to
> > install mysql
> > yum install mysql
> > All looks well. Here's what happens:
> >
> > [root at 13gems www]# mysql
> > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> > [root at 13gems www]# mysql -u root -p
> > Enter password:
> > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> >
> > There's no mysqld in the ps wax. Please advise.
> > beno
>
> How about starting mysqld
>
>
> service mysqld start
>
> chkconfig --level 35 mysqld on
>
> Tony
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