#4333 The MySQL startup script /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld was not found on your system. Maybe MySQL is not installed, or your module configuration is incorrect.

[Jaysin]

Hello,
Im using Centos 5 and Webmin 1.660, and when i try to connect to the database, i get the following error :

The MySQL startup script /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld was not found on your system. Maybe MySQL is not installed, or your module configuration is incorrect.

Ive tried the touch command found in a previous post but it hasn't worked for me. I've used webmin successfully in the past, but this error escapes me. Help!

[Jamie Cameron]

Is MySQL actually installed on your system, and if so was it installed from the package provided by CentOS? Because if so, the script /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld should exist.

[Jaysin]

MySql is installed and working. I have a website up and running on the server right now and its using the database successfully. Thank you for the quick reply as well.

As a side note, i didn't realize until now that i posted this under the wrong milestone. If a mod could move it to the 1.660, it would be appreciated.

[Jamie Cameron]

Ok .. but did you install MySQL from the package provided by CentOS, or from source?

[Jaysin]

To be honest, i'm not sure. The server came with the LAMP setup. Is there a way i could find out?

Update : when i try to run the script /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld as root, it gives me a permission denied error, so the script is there.

Also, not sure if it helps any, but im trying to see how it was installed ...

yum whatprovides '/usr/bin/mysql'
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

• addons: centos.mirror.netriplex.com
• base: mirror.raystedman.net
• epel: fedora-epel.mirror.lstn.net
• extras: bay.uchicago.edu
• rpmforge: mirror.team-cymru.org
• update: centos.unmeteredvps.net
  Excluding Packages in global exclude list
  Finished
  MySQL51-client-5.1.68-1.cp1136.i386 : MySQL - Client
  Repo : installed
  Matched from:
  Other : Provides-match: /usr/bin/mysql

[Jamie Cameron]

What if you run :

yum whatprovides /usr/libexec/mysqld

[Jaysin]

With the exception of the repo list, i get "No Matches Found".

[Jamie Cameron]

Ok, it looks like you have MySQL installed from a different package than the one supplied by CentOS, which is missing the script usually used to start MySQL.

One work-around may be to just run "chmod +x /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld"

[Jaysin]

Worked! Thank you! You can close this ticket now. I appreciate the help!