Re: mysql installation

[Mitja Podreka <mojdebian@gmail.com>]

alrenaud@swissinfo.org wrote:

> My MySQL installation does not have a mysql.sock
> file(it is not anywhere in my system).So,when I
> try to connect to the mysql server the connection
> fails.My Debian system when starting shows that 
> mysql server is starting,when stopping shows that
> mysql server is stopping.The installation was done
> with aptitude.
I think I had the same problem as you.
I found the  solution at:
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?35,40155,40155

First I made a backup folder for the mysql database files
mkdir /var/lib/mysql/mysql-backup

then moved there the database files
mv /var/lib/mysql/mysql /var/lib/mysql/mysql-backup

Then I reinstalled mysql-server with apt-get
apt-get --reinstall install mysql-server

It worked fine for me!

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Mitja Podreka
http://mitja.kizej.net