Installing MySQL on Linux/Unix

The process of installing MySQL on Linux/Unix is straightforward, whether you use RPMs or install the binaries. For a minimal installation from RPMs, you will need two files:

  • MySQL-server-VERSION.i386.rpm— The MySQL server

  • MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm— The standard MySQL client libraries

To perform a minimal installation from RPMs, type the following at your prompt:

						#> rpm -i MySQL-server-VERSION.i386.rpm MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm

Replace VERSION in the filename with the actual version you downloaded. For example, the current MySQL 4.0 server RPM is called MySQL-server-4.0.15-0.i386.rpm, and the client libraries ...

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