Create dynamic sites with PHP & MySQL - Installing MySQL
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Next comes MySQL. We will follow the same procedure (replacing those xs again with our version number). Download the source from the MySQL site and save it in /tmp/src. The latest version I found was mysql-3.22.32.tar.gz.
# cd /tmp/src/ # gunzip -dc mysql-x.xx.xx.tar.gz | tar xv # cd mysql-x.xx.xx # ./ configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql # make # make install
MySQL is installed. Now you need to create the grant tables:
# scripts/mysql_install_db
Then start the MySQL server:
# /usr/local/bin/safe_mysqld &
And test your installation by typing:
mysql -uroot -p
At the password prompt, just press Enter. You should see something like:
Welcome to MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 5 to server version 3.22.34 Type 'help' for help. mysql>
If you see this, you have MySQL running properly. If you don't, try installing MySQL again. Type status to see the MySQL server status. Type quit to exit the prompt.
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