Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:09:37 -0500 From: Joe Graham <randalar@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! Stupid Newbie Question Message-ID: <4564bbf2050924140942b8b5e6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4564bbf205092413545101f0f1@mail.gmail.com> References: <4564bbf205092413161cb86d75@mail.gmail.com> <6.2.3.4.2.20050924132414.064d4bd0@cobalt.antimatter.net> <4564bbf205092413545101f0f1@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/24/05, Glenn Dawson <glenn@antimatter.net> wrote: > > At 01:16 PM 9/24/2005, Joe Graham wrote: > >Hello, > > I've been playing off and on with FreeBSD for a bit of time now, but I > >would still consider myself a relative newbie. I've read enough and > played > >enough to know how to install applications from ports (e.g., I was able > to > >successfully install Moria just by reading the pages I could find). My > >latest endeavor has been to attempt to install MySQL. I've recently > >installed FreeBSD 5.9 on my system, > > 5.9? Maybe you meant 4.9? If so, you'd be better off with a newer version= . Erp, I meant 5.4. I had recently been under 4.9 and moved up to 5.4. Apparantly my brain broke for a few minutes. :) Thanks! > and was attempting to use the ports > >directory to install it. After going to > /usr/ports/databases/mysql40-server > >(mysql50-server failed, couldn't find the file anywhere to download > >apparantly) and running make then make install, I've come across a > hurdle. > >The hurdle is rather embarrassing, but is sort of simple (and likely > obvious > >to te guys on this list). How do I get the server software to run? I kno= w > I > >can't use mysql the client until the server software is running, but I > dunno > >the proper steps to take. > > If the port you installed was relatively recent, you just need > mysql_enable=3D"YES" in your rc.conf. > > If it's an older port, look for a sample startup script in > /usr/local/etc/rc.d. You just need to rename it so that it ends in > .sh and it will start at boot time. > > -Glenn Thanks Glenn, I'll try that right now.
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