[Gllug] MySQL rpm - What Next?

[Paul Nasrat]

On Fri, Sep 08, 2000 at 12:19:13PM +0100, Ian Baillie wrote:
> I ran the rpm -ivh MySQL-3.22.32-1.i386.rpm, and MySQL appears to have been
> installed in the /usr./share/mysql directory.  I have rebooted the server,
> and it appears that MySQL is running, but I can't seem to connect to the
> database.

Did you also download and install the clients and shared libraries:

MySQL-client-3.22.32-1.i386.rpm
MySQL-shared-3.22.32-1.i386.rpm

> 
> If I run rpm -e MySQL-3.22.32-1.i386.rpm at the command prompt it says the
> package isn't installed, but if I run rpm -e MySQL-3.22.32-1.i386.rpm it
> says the package is already installed.

Quick rpm pointer you need to address the package by it's name not the file name of the .rpm file once it is installed.

rpm -e MySQL would be what you wanted to type.

Check out the RPM guide in your RedHat manual or 

http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHL-6.2-Manual/getting-started-guide/s1-rpmlite-console.html

For some starters.  Also for more detail Maximum RPM is available at:

http://www.rpmdp.org/rpmbook/

Which explains everything you could need to know and more :)



> 
> Can anyone help?

Also there are some nice tutorials at http://www.devshed.com amongst others.

Paul