Jim Michaels wrote:
> "Pat Serrand" <pat-serrand@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:43999932$0$20167$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Mysql is running on Windows 98 SE.
>>
>>With previous versions of mysql I can start mysql from the command line
>>with:
>>C:\> C:Mysql\bin\mysqld
>>
>>Now with version 5.0.16 this command don't start mysql and I can't use
>>"net start ..." with windows 98.
>
>
> You shouldn't be able to. Net Start is a Windows NT/XP/200X command for NT
> services. You can't install MySQL as an NT service in Windows 98 as far as
> I know (nor should you try!).
> you should try to execute the server program from the command line *without*
> using the service options. I don't know if 5.0 still works with 98. try
> it, tinker with it.
>
> too bad the installer wants to install it as a service on every platform.
>
>
>
>>The command C:\> C:Mysql\bin\mysqld --defaults-file="..." don't start
>>mysql.
>>All commands return : "[Error] Can't find messagefile 'C:\Program
>>Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\share\english\errmsg.sys'"
>>
>>I checked this file : errmsg.sys exists in C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL
>>Server 5.0\share\english.
>>
>>The same thing occurs if I add the MySQL path in Autoexec.bat.
>>
>>thanks for your help.
>>
>>NB: Here is my my.ini:
>>
>># MySQL Server Instance Configuration File
>># ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>># Generated by the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard
>>#
>>#
>># Installation Instructions
>># ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>#
>># On Linux you can copy this file to /etc/my.cnf to set global options,
>># mysql-data-dir/my.cnf to set server-specific options
>># (@localstatedir@ for this installation) or to
>># ~/.my.cnf to set user-specific options.
>>#
>># On Windows you should keep this file in the installation directory
>># of your server (e.g. C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1). To
>># make sure the server reads the config file use the startup option
>># "--defaults-file".
>>#
>># To run run the server from the command line, execute this in a
>># command line shell, e.g.
>># mysqld --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 4.1\my.ini"
>>#
>># To install the server as a Windows service manually, execute this in a
>># command line shell, e.g.
>># mysqld --install MySQL41 --defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL
>>Server 4.1\my.ini"
>>#
>># And then execute this in a command line shell to start the server, e.g.
>># net start MySQL41
>>#
>>#
>># Guildlines for editing this file
>># ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>#
>># In this file, you can use all long options that the program supports.
>># If you want to know the options a program supports, start the program
>># with the "--help" option.
>>#
>># More detailed information about the individual options can also be
>># found in the manual.
>>#
>>#
>># CLIENT SECTION
>># ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>#
>># The following options will be read by MySQL client applications.
>># Note that only client applications shipped by MySQL are guaranteed
>># to read this section. If you want your own MySQL client program to
>># honor these values, you need to specify it as an option during the
>># MySQL client library initialization.
>>#
>>[client]
>>
>>port=3306
>>
>>[mysql]
>>
>>default-character-set=latin1
>>
>>
>># SERVER SECTION
>># ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>#
>># The following options will be read by the MySQL Server. Make sure that
>># you have installed the server correctly (see above) so it reads this
>># file.
>>#
>>[mysqld]
>>
>># The TCP/IP Port the MySQL Server will listen on
>>port=3306
>>
>>
>>#Path to installation directory. All paths are usually resolved relative
>>to this.
>>basedir="C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/"
>>
>>#Path to the database root
>>datadir="C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/Data/"
>>
>># The default character set that will be used when a new schema or table
>>is
>># created and no character set is defined
>>default-character-set=latin1
>>
>># The default storage engine that will be used when create new tables when
>>default-storage-engine=INNODB
>>
>># Set the SQL mode to strict
>>sql-mode="STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_E NGINE_SUBSTITUTION"
>>
>># The maximum amount of concurrent sessions the MySQL server will
>># allow. One of these connections will be reserved for a user with
>># SUPER privileges to allow the administrator to login even if the
>># connection limit has been reached.
>>max_connections=100
>>
>># Query cache is used to cache SELECT results and later return them
>># without actual executing the same query once again. Having the query
>># cache enabled may result in significant speed improvements, if your
>># have a lot of identical queries and rarely changing tables. See the
>># "Qcache_lowmem_prunes" status variable to check if the current value
>># is high enough for your load.
>># Note: In case your tables change very often or if your queries are
>># textually different every time, the query cache may result in a
>># slowdown instead of a performance improvement.
>>query_cache_size=0
>>
>># The number of open tables for all threads. Increasing this value
>># increases the number of file descriptors that mysqld requires.
>># Therefore you have to make sure to set the amount of open files
>># allowed to at least 4096 in the variable "open-files-limit" in
>># section [mysqld_safe]
>>table_cache=256
>>
>># Maximum size for internal (in-memory) temporary tables. If a table
>># grows larger than this value, it is automatically converted to disk
>># based table This limitation is for a single table. There can be many
>># of them.
>>tmp_table_size=5M
>>
>>
>># How many threads we should keep in a cache for reuse. When a client
>># disconnects, the client's threads are put in the cache if there aren't
>># more than thread_cache_size threads from before. This greatly reduces
>># the amount of thread creations needed if you have a lot of new
>># connections. (Normally this doesn't give a notable performance
>># improvement if you have a good thread implementation.)
>>thread_cache_size=8
>>
>>#*** MyISAM Specific options
>>
>># The maximum size of the temporary file MySQL is allowed to use while
>># recreating the index (during REPAIR, ALTER TABLE or LOAD DATA INFILE.
>># If the file-size would be bigger than this, the index will be created
>># through the key cache (which is slower).
>>myisam_max_sort_file_size=100G
>>
>># If the temporary file used for fast index creation would be bigger
>># than using the key cache by the amount specified here, then prefer the
>># key cache method. This is mainly used to force long character keys in
>># large tables to use the slower key cache method to create the index.
>>myisam_max_extra_sort_file_size=100G
>>
>># If the temporary file used for fast index creation would be bigger
>># than using the key cache by the amount specified here, then prefer the
>># key cache method. This is mainly used to force long character keys in
>># large tables to use the slower key cache method to create the index.
>>myisam_sort_buffer_size=8M
>>
>># Size of the Key Buffer, used to cache index blocks for MyISAM tables.
>># Do not set it larger than 30% of your available memory, as some memory
>># is also required by the OS to cache rows. Even if you're not using
>># MyISAM tables, you should still set it to 8-64M as it will also be
>># used for internal temporary disk tables.
>>key_buffer_size=8M
>>
>># Size of the buffer used for doing full table scans of MyISAM tables.
>># Allocated per thread, if a full scan is needed.
>>read_buffer_size=64K
>>read_rnd_buffer_size=256K
>>
>># This buffer is allocated when MySQL needs to rebuild the index in
>># REPAIR, OPTIMZE, ALTER table statements as well as in LOAD DATA INFILE
>># into an empty table. It is allocated per thread so be careful with
>># large settings.
>>sort_buffer_size=212K
>>
>>
>>#*** INNODB Specific options ***
>>innodb_data_home_dir="c:/MySQL Datafiles/"
>>
>># Use this option if you have a MySQL server with InnoDB support enabled
>># but you do not plan to use it. This will save memory and disk space
>># and speed up some things.
>>#skip-innodb
>>
>># Additional memory pool that is used by InnoDB to store metadata
>># information. If InnoDB requires more memory for this purpose it will
>># start to allocate it from the OS. As this is fast enough on most
>># recent operating systems, you normally do not need to change this
>># value. SHOW INNODB STATUS will display the current amount used.
>>innodb_additional_mem_pool_size=2M
>>
>># If set to 1, InnoDB will flush (fsync) the transaction logs to the
>># disk at each commit, which offers full ACID behavior. If you are
>># willing to compromise this safety, and you are running small
>># transactions, you may set this to 0 or 2 to reduce disk I/O to the
>># logs. Value 0 means that the log is only written to the log file and
>># the log file flushed to disk approximately once per second. Value 2
>># means the log is written to the log file at each commit, but the log
>># file is only flushed to disk approximately once per second.
>>innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit=1
>>
>># The size of the buffer InnoDB uses for buffering log data. As soon as
>># it is full, InnoDB will have to flush it to disk. As it is flushed
>># once per second anyway, it does not make sense to have it very large
>># (even with long transactions).
>>innodb_log_buffer_size=1M
>>
>># InnoDB, unlike MyISAM, uses a buffer pool to cache both indexes and
>># row data. The bigger you set this the less disk I/O is needed to
>># access data in tables. On a dedicated database server you may set this
>># parameter up to 80% of the machine physical memory size. Do not set it
>># too large, though, because competition of the physical memory may
>># cause paging in the operating system. Note that on 32bit systems you
>># might be limited to 2-3.5G of user level memory per process, so do not
>># set it too high.
>>innodb_buffer_pool_size=8M
>>
>># Size of each log file in a log group. You should set the combined size
>># of log files to about 25%-100% of your buffer pool size to avoid
>># unneeded buffer pool flush activity on log file overwrite. However,
>># note that a larger logfile size will increase the time needed for the
>># recovery process.
>>innodb_log_file_size=10M
>>
>># Number of threads allowed inside the InnoDB kernel. The optimal value
>># depends highly on the application, hardware as well as the OS
>># scheduler properties. A too high value may lead to thread thrashing.
>>innodb_thread_concurrency=8
>>
>>
>>Patrice
>>
>>
>>"Markus Popp" <mfp@gmx.li> a écrit dans le message de news:
>>43903675$0$27014$91cee783@newsreader02.highway.t elekom.at...
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>it should work with
>>>
>>>net start MySQL
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>net stop MySQL
>>>
>>>Markus
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Well, considering Windows 98 hasn't been supported for years by
Microsoft, I don't see a problem with MySQL not supporting it, either.

Or do you want to require support for DOS 1.0, also? :-)


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