mysql的安装出错问题

mysql的安装出错问题

各路高手救救我吧:
操作系统为:Red Hat Enterprise linux server release5.1(Kernel 2.6.18-53.e15 on an i686) 应选择哪个版本的mysql?

P:已安装不下十次的不同版本的mysql,但每次均出错.
刚装的mysql版为:
MySQL-server-community-5.0.51a-0.rhe15.i386.rpm.
安装操作:rpm -iUvh MySQL-server-community-5.0.51a-0.rhe15.i386.rpm --nodeps --force.
安装完毕启动mysql,提示:Starting MySQLCouldn't find MySQL manager or server [failed]
进入(startx)图形界面后,打开Applications-add/remove software-package manager,可看到相关的mysql组件.
进入(startx)图形界面后,打开system-Administration-server settings-services-service configuration-左边:mysql已打勾,右边(status)提示:mysql is not running[failed],点mysql-start,仍是老样子.
怎办?在线等.谢谢!!
Starting MySQLCouldn't find MySQL manager or server [failed]
是mysqld服务没开
运行/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe &
我的/usr/local/下没有mysql目录,我运行了/usr/bin/mysqld_safe& ,出现以下提示(我是个新手,请多指教,谢谢):
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[root@Linuxserver /]#Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
080807 10:40:15 mysqld ended
在  usr/local/ 或 usr/bin下  找找有没有mysqld打头的文件,另外 mysql的数据库目录一般是在  var/lib/mysql 里面