Failure to configure mysql for LAMP server (openSUSE 12.3(x64))

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In a recent installation of OpenSUSE 12.3 (64-bit) (dual booting with Windows 8), after installing patterns-openSUSE-lamp_server (though after installing packages for apache2, php5 and mysql, the following result was obtained (bash-Konsole) when attempting to configure mysql:
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linux-7mkm:~ # cd /bin
linux-7mkm:/bin # mysql_install_db --user=mysql
Installing MariaDB/MySQL system tables in ‘/var/lib/mysql’ …
131009 15:18:10 [ERROR] mysqld: Can’t lock aria control file ‘/var/lib/mysql/aria_log_control’ for exclusive use, error: 11. Will retry for 30 seconds
131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] mysqld: Got error ‘Could not get an exclusive lock; file is probably in use by another process’ when trying to use aria control file ‘/var/lib/mysql/aria_log_control’ 131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] Plugin ‘Aria’ init function returned error.
131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] Plugin ‘Aria’ registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed.
ERROR: 1017 Can’t find file: ‘/tmp/#sql_fbd_0’ (errno: 2)
131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] Aborting 131009 15:18:41 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

Installation of system tables failed!
Examine the logs in /var/lib/mysql for more information. The problem could be conflicting information in an external my.cnf files. You can ignore these by doing:

shell> /scripts/mysql_install_db --defaults-file=~/.my.cnf

You can also try to start the mysqld daemon with:

shell> /usr/sbin/mysqld --skip-grant --general-log &

and use the command line tool /usr/bin/mysql to connect to the mysql database and look at the grant tables:

shell> /usr/bin/mysql -u root mysql
mysql> show tables
Try ‘mysqld --help’ if you have problems with paths. Using
–general-log gives you a log in /var/lib/mysql that may be helpful.

The latest information about mysql_install_db is available at http://kb.askmonty.org/v/installing-system-tables-mysql_install_db.
MariaDB is hosted on launchpad; You can find the latest source and email lists at http://launchpad.net/maria

Please check all of the above before mailing us! And remember, if you do mail us, you should use the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script!

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At this point the /var/lib/mysql directory contains :

-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 16384 Oct 11 18:54 aria_log.00000001
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 52 Oct 11 18:54 aria_log_control
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 18874368 Oct 11 18:54 ibdata1
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 5242880 Oct 11 21:07 ib_logfile0
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 5242880 Oct 8 23:06 ib_logfile1
drwx------ 2 mysql root 4096 Oct 8 23:06 mysql
-rw-r–r-- 1 root root 6 Oct 8 23:06 mysql_upgrade_info
drwx------ 2 mysql mysql 4096 Oct 8 23:06 performance_schema
drwx------ 2 mysql root 4096 Oct 8 23:06 test

With little experience of shell commands, I have not made any progress with the above advice, except to find in the file ~/.config/Trolltech.conf two references to mysql:
usr\lib64\qt4\plugins\sqldrivers\libqsqlmysql.so=40804, 0, x86_64 linux g+±4 full-config, 2013-05-17T12:28:59
com.trolltech.Qt.QSqlDriverFactoryInterface%3A\usr\lib64\qt4\plugins\sqldrivers\libqsqlmysql.so=2013-05-17T12:28:59, QMYSQL3, QMYSQL

Before realising that I could use the LAMP pattern, I had installed and tested the apache2 server and configured php5 and (perhaps unwisely) copied some files from a separate OpenSUSE 12.2 installation into the htdocs directory. Are these, or the order/methods of installation of mysql or other packages, or a pre-existing ‘native’ configuration of 12.3 causing the conflict. I want to use mysql with php (with any local user accessing localhost) but do not expect to need to access mysql through LibreOffice Base.

So, what to do next?

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Hi, welcome.

Must say, I haven’t read all the output (reason below), but dealing with LAMP on openSUSE is a daily routine.

One thing first: post output between CODE tags, the # in the editor. The way it’s posted now (in proportional font and spacing) it’s very hard to read.
Second: when trying to resolve 127.0.0.1 in a browser does the webpage say “It works!!”? If so, apache works.
Third: Is mysql running anyway
Fourth: did you create a mysl root user, a mysql user for your databases? If not, this has to be done first.
Next: install phpMyAdmin, go to http://127.0.0.1/phpMyAdmin , login with root user (or any other created user with enough privileges), create the db for your site, adjust settings in site’s config.

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One thing: don’t do that, the package installation takes care of everything.
Just start the mysql server:

sudo systemctl start mysql

To automatically start it on boot:

sudo systemctl enable mysql

To check if it is running:

sudo systemctl status mysql
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If you ran mysql_install_db before anything else, you have missed out an important step, running mysql_secure_installation.

If you have plenty of mysql experience, you should know how you need to answer each question; if you don’t and you haven’t yet set a root password, the answer to all the questions is y.

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My apologies for badly formatted message – hopefully improved below.
And thanks for the helpful questions/suggestions.

vrdn

In a recent installation of OpenSUSE 12.3 (64-bit) (dual booting with Windows 8), after installing patterns-openSUSE-lamp_server (though after installing packages for apache2, php5 and mysql, the following result was obtained (bash-Konsole) when attempting to configure mysql:
…


linux-7mkm:~ # cd /bin 
linux-7mkm:/bin # mysql_install_db --user=mysql
Installing MariaDB/MySQL system tables in '/var/lib/mysql' ... 
131009 15:18:10 [ERROR] mysqld: Can't lock aria control file  '/var/lib/mysql/aria_log_control' for exclusive use, error: 11. Will  retry for 30 seconds 
131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] mysqld: Got error 'Could not get an exclusive  lock; file is probably in use by another process' when trying to use  aria control file '/var/lib/mysql/aria_log_control' 131009 15:18:41  [ERROR] Plugin 'Aria' init function returned error. 
131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] Plugin 'Aria' registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed. 
ERROR: 1017  Can't find file: '/tmp/#sql_fbd_0' (errno: 2) 
131009 15:18:41 [ERROR] Aborting  131009 15:18:41 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete 

Installation of system tables failed!  
Examine the logs in /var/lib/mysql for more information.  The problem  could be conflicting information in an external my.cnf files. You can  ignore these by doing:      

shell> /scripts/mysql_install_db --defaults-file=~/.my.cnf  

You can also try to start the mysqld daemon with:      

shell> /usr/sbin/mysqld --skip-grant --general-log &  

and use the command line tool /usr/bin/mysql to connect to the mysql database and look at the grant tables:      

  shell> /usr/bin/mysql -u root mysql     
  mysql> show tables  
Try 'mysqld --help' if you have problems with paths.  Using 
--general-log gives you a log in /var/lib/mysql that may be helpful.  

The latest information about mysql_install_db is available at [http://kb.askmonty.org/v/installing-...sql_install_db](http://kb.askmonty.org/v/installing-system-tables-mysql_install_db). 
MariaDB is hosted on launchpad; You can find the latest source and email lists at http://launchpad.net/maria  

Please check all of the above before mailing us!  And remember, if you do mail us, you should use the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script!

At this point the /var/lib/mysql directory contains :

-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql    16384 Oct 11 18:54 aria_log.00000001
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql       52 Oct 11 18:54 aria_log_control
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 18874368 Oct 11 18:54 ibdata1
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql  5242880 Oct 11 21:07 ib_logfile0
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql  5242880 Oct  8 23:06 ib_logfile1
drwx------ 2 mysql root      4096 Oct  8 23:06 mysql
-rw-r--r-- 1 root  root         6 Oct  8 23:06 mysql_upgrade_info
drwx------ 2 mysql mysql     4096 Oct  8 23:06 performance_schema
drwx------ 2 mysql root      4096 Oct  8 23:06 test

With little experience of shell commands, I have not made any progress with the above advice, except to find in the file ~/.config/Trolltech.conf two references to mysql:

usr\lib64\qt4\plugins\sqldrivers\libqsqlmysql.so=40804, 0, x86_64 linux g++-4 full-config, 2013-05-17T12:28:59
com.trolltech.Qt.QSqlDriverFactoryInterface%3A\usr\lib64\qt4\plugins\sqldrivers\libqsqlmysql.so=2013-05-17T12:28:59,  QMYSQL3, QMYSQL

Before realising that I could use the LAMP pattern, I had installed and tested the apache2 server and configured php5 and (perhaps unwisely) copied some files from a separate OpenSUSE 12.2 installation into the htdocs directory. Are these, or the order/methods of installation of mysql or other packages, or a pre-existing ‘native’ configuration of 12.3 causing the conflict. I want to use mysql with php (with any local user accessing localhost) but do not expect to need to access mysql through LibreOffice Base.

So, what to do next?

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Happily, it’s working!

In summary:

Checked that both apache2 and mysql were both running, then all that was needed to get back on track was:

/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

inviting addition of the root user and password. Then, to use mysql:

srvadmin@linux-7mkm:~> mysql -u root -p

I found enough help in the package documentation to configure phpMyAdmin and to confirm that mysql is accessible in php.

Many thanks for the help.

vrdn