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**mairving** · 06-03-2002, 06:48 AM

Usually MySQL is installed by default on most new Linux distros. From the shell, try typing in mysql --v to see if MySQL exists. If this doesn't work, then try using the full path (usually /usr/local/mysql), /full_path_to/mysql --v.

If that works, then some post-installation info

06-03-2002, 06:48 AM	#2
mairving Staff Premium Member Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Arlington, TN Posts: 5,538	Usually MySQL is installed by default on most new Linux distros. From the shell, try typing in mysql --v to see if MySQL exists. If this doesn't work, then try using the full path (usually /usr/local/mysql), /full_path_to/mysql --v. If that works, then some post-installation info