Hi,
Mike Rappe wrote:
> Since I haven't got it to work with the RPM. I
> uninstalled the package and followed the
> diredtions on using the .tar.gz file named
> mysql-standard-5.0.16-linux-i686-glibc23.tar.gz
> at
>
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/installing-
> binary.html
> after following the directions I did this
>
> # cd mysql
> # bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
> [1] 3304
> # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from
> /var/lib/mysql
> STOPPING server from pid file
> /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
> 051201 20:12:17 mysqld ended
>
> It looked like it started but then ended. I am at a loss.
> Does version 5 work with FC4? I can not seem to get them to play together
> no matter what I try
Yes, MySQL 5 for sure works on FC4 as well. Sorry for all the trouble. Did you take a look at the error log? I assume it's the old /etc/my.cnf file that is causing your trouble. Please remove it or adjust it so it matches your installation layout.
Bye,
LenZ
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