MySQL recently released 5.1.20 beta . I just ran into another gotcha, which prompted me to post this draft I’ve had for a while.
rbradford@newyork:/opt/mysql51$ scripts/mysql_install_db Installing MySQL system tables... 070709 23:24:08 [Note] Plugin 'InnoDB' disabled by command line option OK Filling help tables... 070709 23:24:08 [Note] Plugin 'InnoDB' disabled by command line option OK 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: ./bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' ./bin/mysqladmin -u root -h newyork password 'new-password' See the manual for more instructions. You can start the MySQL daemon with: cd . ; ./bin/mysqld_safe & You can test the MySQL daemon with mysql-test-run.pl cd mysql-test ; perl mysql-test-run.pl Please report any problems with the ./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 http://shop.mysql.com
Wait, there is an Innodb error message I’ve not seen . I’ll have to look into that.
mysql> show engines; +------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+-----+------------+ | Engine | Support | Comment | Transactions | XA | Savepoints | +------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+-----+------------+ | InnoDB | YES | Supports transactions, row-level locking, and foreign keys | YES | YES | YES | | MRG_MYISAM | YES | Collection of identical MyISAM tables | NO | NO | NO | | BLACKHOLE | YES | /dev/null storage engine (anything you write to it disappears) | NO | NO | NO | | CSV | YES | CSV storage engine | NO | NO | NO | | MEMORY | YES | Hash based, stored in memory, useful for temporary tables | NO | NO | NO | | FEDERATED | YES | Federated MySQL storage engine | YES | NO | NO | | ARCHIVE | YES | Archive storage engine | NO | NO | NO | | MyISAM | DEFAULT | Default engine as of MySQL 3.23 with great performance | NO | NO | NO | +------------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+-----+------------+ 8 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> show plugins; +------------+--------+----------------+---------+---------+ | Name | Status | Type | Library | License | +------------+--------+----------------+---------+---------+ | binlog | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | partition | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | ARCHIVE | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | BLACKHOLE | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | CSV | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | FEDERATED | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | MEMORY | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | InnoDB | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | MyISAM | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | | MRG_MYISAM | ACTIVE | STORAGE ENGINE | NULL | GPL | +------------+--------+----------------+---------+---------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Yet, it works fine! So what does message “[Note] Plugin ‘InnoDB’ disabled by command line option” really mean. On closer inspection it doesn’t say Error, however it’s a different message from previous installs, so it requires more investigate to know what’s happening.