title: MySQL Start Error
body: <p>I am trying to install MySQL 5.6.17 on Ubuntu Linux and I am having difficulties doing so. I opened the MySQL Reference and opened "Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries". I followed the following step:</p>
  
  <pre><code>shell&gt; groupadd mysql
  
  shell&gt; useradd -r -g mysql mysql
  
  shell&gt; cd /usr/local
  
  shell&gt; tar zxvf /path/to/mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz
  
  shell&gt; ln -s full-path-to-mysql-VERSION-OS mysql
  
  shell&gt; cd mysql
  
  shell&gt; chown -R mysql .
  
  shell&gt; chgrp -R mysql .
  
  shell&gt; scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
  
  shell&gt; chown -R root .
  
  shell&gt; chown -R mysql data
  
  shell&gt; bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &amp;
  
  //Next command is optional
  
  shell&gt; cp support-files/mysql.server /etc/init.d/mysql.server
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After that when I try to start MySQL using <code>/etc/init.d/mysql.server start</code> I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Couldn't find MySQL server (/usr/bin/mysqld_safe)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I looked in <code>/usr/bin</code> and I found mysqld_safe. Any suggestions on how to fix that problem. Please reply with a detailed solution.</p>
  
  <p>Thank You</p>