[macmad]

020803 11:57:54 mysqld started
020803 11:57:54 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied
020803 11:57:54 Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket: /tmp/mysql.sock ?
020803 11:57:54 Aborting
020803 11:57:54 /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete
020803 11:57:54 mysqld ended


It won't run! Can anyone tell me why please?? OK, permissions problem, but I'm going round in circles here!!!

[Ibson]

Are you running mysqld as root?

[macmad]

yes!.... I've re-installed as root, but I get this "Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied" error. I need an idiots guide, I'm going round in circles....

[ilukas]

sudo mysqld…

starts the database as root so you don't get the permission denied error.

use this startup item so it starts on system startup: mysql-startupitem.pkg.tar.gz

it was written by Marc Liyanage. For more go here:
http://www.entropy.ch/software/MacOSx/mysql/#install

[macmad]

Guys, thanks for your input.... what I'm having trouble getting my head around is that not only does OS X have users, but MySQL too. I got it started with user root, but now trying to connect (as root), I get a "Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (13) in /Users/mike/Sites/test2.php on line 5" in my browser. It must be a permissions thing, but I need help! The readme's are gigs big, and not written for beginners. Can anyone give me anymore pointers please?

[Amorya]

Once I'd got it installed, I gave up and used PHPMyAdmin. Works fine for the vast majority of tasks, and any others are easily solved with a little PHP script

Amorya