To autostart mysql at boot add this to /etc/rc.conf mysql_enable="YES"
Add this to /etc/rc.conf to direct to use location where there is a large enough free disk space to hold your databases mysql_dbdir="/usr/local/mysql" To start or stop mysql server do this /usr/local/share/mysql/mysql.server start /usr/local/share/mysql/mysql.server stop You have to tell mysql to create its internel control db by running this command one time first before trying to create databases. mysql_install_db --user=mysql To verify mysql is operational issue these commands mysqladmin version mysqladmin variables To start command line session with mysql server to create a DB enter mysql -u root The online mysql manual is at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/index.html _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
