on a fedora core box, use chkconfig like this:


Code:
chkconfig --level 345 httpd on
chkconfig --level 2345 mysqld on

you might also find this useful so you can get visual gratification after turning on services...


Code:
chkconfig --list
  • 0 — Halt
  • 1 — Single-user mode
  • 2 — Not used (user-definable)
  • 3 — Full multi-user mode
  • 4 — Not used (user-definable)
  • 5 — Full multi-user mode (with an X-based login screen)
  • 6 — Reboot