################################################################################# Title: How to start MySQL server daemon on a Slackware just installed Author: Marco Segato <segatom(at)yahoo(dot)it> aka Mach <tumin17(at)yahoo(dot)it> Website: http://www.marcosegato.tk/ ################################################################################# ========================== How to read this few lines ========================== If the line starts with a "#" you have to execute the command as root; if the line starts with a "$" you can execute the command as normal user. ========================================== A) Starting MySQL server daemon first time ========================================== 1) Complete default installation by executing: # mysql_install_db 2) Change MySQL directory permissions: # chown -R mysql.mysql /var/lib/mysql 3) Start MySQL server daemon: # /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & 4) Control if MySQL server daemon is up: $ ps -e | grep my If your output is something like this: 2476 pts/3 00:00:00 mysqld_safe 2497 pts/3 00:00:00 mysqld MySQL server is alive. :) ====================================================== B) Starting MySQL server daemon at the boot of your pc ====================================================== Once you started MySQL server daemon first time like described in section A, you can decide to start it everytime you boot your linux-box. All you have to do is to add to the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local this line: /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & NB: don't forget the "&" at the end! ################################################################################# Bye! ;) #################################################################################