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Is mysql working?

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:54 pm
by Cheeseboy
Hi, i was wondering if my mysql server was working properly is there someway to test it? Im using linux.

Thx

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:38 pm
by josh
connect to it from the command line mysql client

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# mysql -p
Enter password:
if you can connect then the server is running.

Alternatively you can try restarting the mysql daemon and seeing if you get an error message

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:47 pm
by Cheeseboy
nope i get a error that says i cant connect through xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. If anyone has a doc for installing mysql from source on linux i would appreciate it greatly. :D

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:55 am
by jrd