Mysql from ports

[Eric]

Ron Clark wrote:
>    Good day all,
> 
>     I am building a new server and need Mys=l. I have tried to install
>    4.1 server and 5.0 server. Both error out durin= the build. I try to
>    restart the install and it installs, but then will no= start because
>    /var/log/mysql directory does not exist. I create the direc=ory and
>    try to restart, to no avail.
> 
>     Is there a version of My=ql that can be installed with out errors?
>    Are there steps that  am mi=sing to make this run? I have installed
>    Mysql from ports before with no er=ors, so this is new.
> 
>     Thanks in advance,
> 
>    Ron C
> 

is your ports tree current?