First use of mySql

[Joe Villari]

did you try at the command line:

mysql -u root

this should return and verify if mysql is working:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 3.23.41

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql>

then do to exit mysql:

mysql> exit
Bye
[joev@localhost joev]$

If all this worked, that means mysql is fine and the problem is with 
koha install script and my need to call mysql using the -u switch for 
user and -p for password.

Joe




John M Phillips wrote:
> I am trying to evaluate a koha, a library(books) management software.
> Koha uses mysql, which I have not used.  The daemon gets started, but the
> koha install script can not get use the mysql login to get access.
> 
> I have tried(su to mysql), the command
> 	mysql mysql
> 	mysql --user=mysql mysql
> 	mysql --user=mysql --password=<mysql's linux passwd> mysql
> 
> All of these failed with the same error message
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> 
> Any help in getting started would be appreciated
> 
> John M Phillips
> 
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