mysql5: no helpful “how to get this running” after install

[521E328E-2A13-4749-826A-E4EF4F22A0F1@…]

I found that I had to do the following to get mysql5 running after install:

    sudo mkdir -p /opt/local/var/db/mysql5
    sudo mysql_install_db5
    sudo chown -R mysql /opt/local/var/db/mysql5

And then run it with:

    sudo mysqld_safe

I was not able to find this in the man page nor in the output from “sudo port install mysql5” — I think it would be nice to have the latter output a note like the above.

[rlo@…]

Hi,

Just had the same problem myself, and your fix worked. However, it turned out that this isn't necessary when you install mysql5 with the variant "server". Syntax is

intstall mysql5 +server

Perhaps the "install mysql5" command could give this information once the command completes?

Abracadab

[mdzyuba@…]

There are a couple of steps that needs to be done. Please see ​http://mdzyuba.blogspot.com/2007/11/mysql-macport-install-on-mac-os-x-tiger.html for more details.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

A helpful "how to get this running" message is printed if you install "mysql5 +server". You should not need to read any blog to get started. If all of the information you need to get started is not printed by installing "mysql5 +server", please reopen this ticket and tell me what instructions I need to add to the message. Thanks.

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