By aswathm78
I started a new vps , tried to install mysql . But it just hanging not working .
Setting up mysql-client-5.7 (5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Setting up mysql-server-core-5.7 (5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ...
update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf to provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode
Renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present)
after this line its not working
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This question was answered by @Edwinna:
Hello! I’ve had the same issue. /var/log/mysql/error.log contains the
2017-01-25T11:11:11.305184Z 2 [ERROR] 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘tHUiHdybEwSS8907#’;’ at line 1
I’ve had a single quote in the password and that was providing me with the error. Reinstalling mySQL completely and choosing another password solved the problem.
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