[PHP-INSTALL] mysql problem

[jshaikh . NSEIL]

I am completely new to php. I have installed php on redhat linux 9 by rpm package. I have also installed mysql with php4 which comes with redhat linux 9.
php is running fine on linux with apache server. But there is one problem with mysql. Whenever I try to login with safe_start it starts and ends at the same time. So no mysql prompt appears.
Pls help

Regards,
Javed Shaikh