cd/usr/local/mysql no such file or directory.

[glen_roff]

Hello all,

I have downloaded and tried to install mysql, however I am having trouble with getting it started.

The first command in the instructions is cd /usr/local/mysql
I get an answer of no such file or directory.

Does anyone know how I can get past this point? I have looked at similar posts but dont seem to find the answer.

I downloaded “installer package, Standard, 4.0.18
I’m using Mac OS 10.3.3 (panther)

Thanks in advance
Glen

[Technosailor]

/usr/local/mysql is the default in many cases. However it is not always that way. You need to find the installation dir of mysql. It might be

/usr/bin/mysql
/usr/lib/mysql

Do a which mysql from the commandline to find it's location.

Aaron

[glen_roff]

Thanks Aaron, tried it but no luck. I had the following results

no mysql in /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin

I also tried lib. Does this help narrow the search?
cheers
Glen

[Technosailor]

what was the result when you typed

which mysql

??

[glen_roff]

no mysql in /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin

[Technosailor]

Either you're not answering my question or you don't have mysql installed at all. This is what I have on my server:

root@srv00 [/home/admin]# which mysql
/usr/bin/mysql

[glen_roff]

no mysql in /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin was the message I received when I typed in “which mysql”

I downloaded “installer package, Standard, 4.0.18 but didn’t receive the installation file mysql-version.pkg. But then I was told that the .dmg file should automatically perform all the installation tasks of MySQL on the system.