Help! Stupid Newbie Question

On 9/24/05, Glenn Dawson <glennantimatter.net> wrote:
>
> At 01:16 PM 9/24/2005, Joe Graham wrote:
> >Hello,
> > I've been playing off and on with FreeBSD for a
bit of time now, but I
> >would still consider myself a relative newbie. I've
read enough and
> played
> >enough to know how to install applications from
ports (e.g., I was able
> to
> >successfully install Moria just by reading the
pages I could find). My
> >latest endeavor has been to attempt to install
MySQL. I've recently
> >installed FreeBSD 5.9 on my system,
>
> 5.9? Maybe you meant 4.9? If so, you'd be better off
with a newer version.

 Erp, I meant 5.4. I had recently been under 4.9 and moved
up to 5.4.
Apparantly my brain broke for a few minutes.  Thanks!

> and was attempting to use the ports
> >directory to install it. After going to
> /usr/ports/databases/mysql40-server
> >(mysql50-server failed, couldn't find the file
anywhere to download
> >apparantly) and running make then make install,
I've come across a
> hurdle.
> >The hurdle is rather embarrassing, but is sort of
simple (and likely
> obvious
> >to te guys on this list). How do I get the server
software to run? I know
> I
> >can't use mysql the client until the server
software is running, but I
> dunno
> >the proper steps to take.
>
> If the port you installed was relatively recent, you
just need
> mysql_enable="YES" in your rc.conf.
>
> If it's an older port, look for a sample startup script
in
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d. You just need to rename it so that
it ends in
> .sh and it will start at boot time.
>
> -Glenn

 Thanks Glenn, I'll try that right now.
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