Lenz tutorial - installing mysql!!

[mr_goosey]

Hi all

I am following PL tutorial on a Mac (Leopard)

Frustrating because I can't get past even the mySQL installation stage. I don't know if the software package has changed since this was written, but the downloads at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ aren't like "mysql-standard-version-osxversion-platform.dmg"...

Anyway I downloaded the x86 version anyways, and installed. The command "$ sudo /usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe5" doesn't do anything. That directory wasn't created by the installation.

All rather annoying as I can't progress until I've sorted this out!

Please help!

MRG

[mr_goosey]

Also - am I best hunting down the ROR versions he uses in this? I am following the PDF, not the book.

I want to learn as quickly as possible.

[rogerh]

You want the 'package format' download, just above the one you downloaded. Having said that, I downloaded and installed the .dmg file but have exactly the same error.

[rogerh]

I've just noticed your later posts so you obviously sorted something out. Could you tell me how you got past the MySQL error? Thanks.

[mr_goosey]

I installed the dmg that makes mysql start automatically every time the computer is started. I then restarted. The program will then run in the background. To get into the mysql prompt it was sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p

hope this helps

[rogerh]

OK, thanks. I'll try that.