Installing Plesk 8 on Mac OSX - Mysql error

[aloreep]

I noticed another thread that was a little similar, but I think my problem is different enough to start a new tread.

I've recently started up a server on a G4 with Mac OS 10.4 software, but it's not marketable without a control panel. Enter plesk. So I'm trying to install the newest version, which should handle the operating system just fine, but I'm running into a problem with mysql.

The installation seems to go just fine for a while, then I get:

===> Installing MySQL Server
Installing privileges Database... done
Trying to start MySQL server... done

ERROR while trying to start MySQL server
Check the error reason(see log file: /tmp/psa_8.0.0_MacOS_10.4w_build80060331.13_installing.log), fix and try again

Aborting...

So I look at the information log and it say:

===> Installing MySQL Server
Installing privileges Database... Installing all
prepared tables
060405 20:39:51 [Warning] Setting
lower_case_table_names=2 because file system for
/usr/local/psa/mysql/var/ is case insensitive
Fill help tables
060405 20:39:52 [Warning] Setting
lower_case_table_names=2 because file system for
/usr/local/psa/mysql/var/ is case insensitive

To start mysqld at boot time you have to copy
support-files/mysql.server
to the right place for your system

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root
USER !
To do so, start the server, then issue the following
commands:
/usr/local/psa/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password
'new-password'
/usr/local/psa/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h
webserver001.local password 'new-pas
sword'
See the manual for more instructions.

NOTE: If you are upgrading from a MySQL <= 3.22.10
you should run
the
/usr/local/psa/mysql/bin/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.
Otherwise you will not be
able to use the new GRANT command!

You can start the MySQL daemon with:
cd /usr/local/psa/mysql ;
/usr/local/psa/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe &

You can test the MySQL daemon with the benchmarks in
the 'sql-bench' directory:
cd sql-bench ; perl run-all-tests

Please report any problems with the
/usr/local/psa/mysql/bin/mysqlbug script!

The latest information about MySQL is available on the
web at
http://www.mysql.com
Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at
https://order.mysql.com
done
Trying to start MySQL server... Plesk: MySQL has been
started
done

ERROR while trying to start MySQL server

Aborting...



Plesk: MySQL server has been stopped
Plesk: admin server has been stopped
Plesk: Apache server has been stopped

It goes on, but you get the idea.

So I've tried what I know and I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions.

 

[aloreep]

Plesk's email response

I emailed Plesk support to see if they could help, and this was their reply:

Hello,

Thank you for reporting the problem description to us.. We'll try to
investigate "fs is case insensitive" issue t at our servers and keep
you
posted.

Thanks.

Vitaly Malakhov
Team Leader
Plesk Linux/Unix Support
SWsoft, Inc.

So I guess they think the problem is with the whole case sensitivity... seems a little strange to me...

 

[aloreep]

Working now...

I'm still not sure exactly what my problem was before, but I do know that something I've done has fixed my problem. So if you're having this problem, maybe something I say will help you.

When I first tried installing Plesk on my Mac OS 10.4 Server, I had been running the server for a while and had downloaded some erronious junk (a carryover from my PC habbits) onto the server. I'm guessing that something I put on is what was causing the problem.

I backed up my files, and preceded to format and reinstall the operating system. From the fresh install, after doing the typical updates, I immediatly installed Plesk.

The only snag I ran into here was with the /etc/hosts file, seems Plesk couldn't find my local host. The warning message said:

Unable to resolve host name.
Please specify the host name in the /etc/hosts file
or specify DNS configuration in the /etc/resolve.conf file on your system.

Previously the top line of my hosts file said:
127.0.0.1 localhost
But on my network, I've got a router with a DHCP server so my server's IP is actually 192.168.2.9. I changed the top line to read:
192.168.2.9 localhost.local
Then I ran the insallation again and SUCCESS!!

Hope this helps someone. Good luck.

 

[thefaxx]

Hi

i've had the same problem and fixed the /etc/hosts like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.10 example.homeip.net server

problem now is, if i try to access the plesk-admin by typing in
http://example.homeip.net:8443
it changes to
http://localhost.localdomain:8443
and nothing happens. If i change it to
127.0.0.1 example.homeip.net localhost
then i am not able to install plesk.

 

[aloreep]

problem now is, if i try to access the plesk-admin by typing in
http://example.homeip.net:8443
it changes to
http://localhost.localdomain:8443
and nothing happens. If i change it to
127.0.0.1 example.homeip.net localhost
then i am not able to install plesk. [/B]

It's a secure site. Try https.

 

[thefaxx]

ok now it works... I reinstalled plesk an now it works. thanks for helping