How to start mysql server

Question

I installed mysql using yum install mysql on fedora 12. Now how do I start the mysql server?

[root@localhost init.d]# which mysql
/usr/bin/mysql

[root@localhost init.d]# mysql --version
mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.46, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1

Please, help

Answer 1

/etc/init.d/mysql start

or

/usr/bin/mysql start

Answer 2

services mysqld start

Answer 3

chkconfig --level 345 mysql on

But I'm not really sure, is it start the daemon, or just set it to autostart.

Answer 4

Ok, I'm "answering" to this question to include some formatting. Here's the list of all the above commands I tried

[root@localhost init.d]# mysql -h localhost -u username -p
Enter password: 
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql
/mysql.sock' (111)
[1]+  Exit 127                /usr/bin/mysqld_safe


[root@localhost init.d]# /etc/init.d/mysql start
bash: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory


[root@localhost init.d]# /usr/bin/mysql start
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql
/mysql.sock' (111)


[root@localhost init.d]# services mysqld start
bash: services: command not found


[root@localhost init.d]# chkconfig --level 345 mysql on
error reading information on service mysql: No such file or directory

EDIT

[root@localhost init.d]# service mysql start
mysql: unrecognized service

[root@localhost init.d]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
bash: /etc/init.d/mysqld: No such file or directory

EDIT

Had to also do this.. yum install mysql-server (Yikes!)

Now I get this error

[root@localhost vineeth]# service mysqld start
MySQL Daemon failed to start.
Starting MySQL:                                            [FAILED]

[root@localhost vineeth]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
MySQL Daemon failed to start.
Starting MySQL:                                            [FAILED]