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Re: Can't use MySQL - 1044 Access denied - From a beginner
Posted by: Jason Collier
Date: August 21, 2005 02:56PM

Thanks for your help. I think I found the problem. I would go to the directory using

shell>cd /usr/local/mysql/

and then try typing

shell>mysql -u root -p

and I would keep getting a 'mysql command not found'. I can't seem to access the database by simply typing 'mysql'. So what I did was access MySQL the only way I know how which is to type

shell>/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql

but I changed it so I was logging in as root.

shell>/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p

So the real problem is that I haven't modified my $PATH and I'm not sure how to. According to the install instructions I have I'm suppose to modify the '.bash_profile' or create a new one and place it in the home directory. I'm a little unsure on exactly how to do this.

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