Installation -- Sources

• shell> groupadd mysql

• shell> useradd -g mysql mysql

• shell> gunzip < mysql-VERSION.tar.gz | tar -xvf -

• shell> cd mysql-VERSION

• shell> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql

• shell> make

• shell> make install

• shell> scripts/mysql_install_db

• shell> chown -R root /usr/local/mysql

• shell> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var

• shell> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql

• shell> cp support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf

• shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld –user=mysql &

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