From: Richard Reina
Date: March 30 1999 2:26am
Subject: Is there a MySQL for Dummies Book?
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I was having some problems starting MySQL, so decided to reinstall it.
First, I went and deleted all the old files -- including the ones in
/var/lib/mysql...

When I tried to reinstall -- using rpm -i -- I got a message saying it
was already installed.  However, when I tried to fire it up it gave me
an error message asking me to check for a .socks file in var/lib/mysql,
which I of course deleted.  Now, I'm lost as to how to reinstall. 

Any suggestions on how I might reinstall MySQL would be greatly
appreciated.  Sorry, to waist everyone's time on such a simple question. 

Special thanks to Ed Carp and David Bruha who tried to provide help by
explaining that I had the wrong path.  You guys were right. 
Unfortunately, I didn't figure it out until it was too late and I had
embarked on a silly mission of deleting what appear to have been
perfectly good files.

Sincerely,

Richard R.