Mysql vs /var partition...

[Bjoern Koenig]

Matt Virus wrote:

> I tried moving the mysql dir and symlinking it to /var/db/mysql which 
> didn't work.  I also tried mount_null from the /usr partition to the 
> /var/db/mysql folder...in both instances, the mysql server will not start.

It should work. I've done this already. If you are still not satisfied 
with Barry's good hints, then show some lines from the error log of the 
MySQL server.

Björn