hi
thanks for the response.
i actually do have mysqld running. i tried launching safe_mysql and it tells me that it can't find mysql at the libexec lib even though i've cd to the mysql directory as instructed. I get the same error socket error when i try msyqladmin anything.

when i tried your suggestion it did only gave a one line response:

254 0.0 0.1 1384 304 std S+ 0:00.03 grep mysql

but i have no clue what that means. the frustrating thing is that the first mysql install ran very well (i downloaded tenon's version.) it wasn't until i ran mysql_install_db that things got screwy. now i'm depressed, i've lost my appetite and even thinking about jumping off the brooklyn bridge. help.

thanks

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Your 'ps' output should look more like this:

root   437   0.0  0.1     1720    644  p2- S      0:00.05 sh ./safe_mysqld
root   450   0.0  0.2    11320   1112  p2- S      0:00.17 /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld
robg   452   0.0  0.0     5724    168 std  RV+    0:00.02 grep mysql

So for some reason, the safe_mysqld program isn't starting up. Do you see any errors, or can you find an error file named "localhost.err" in /usr/local/mysql/var? If so, 'cat' it to see what it says... -rob.

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hi
well right after i posted my last message i thought of doing something unorthodox and run mysql_intall_db again. suddenly the socket works, mysql works and i have no idea why it did.

again thanks for your time and effort.

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