Chapter 2. Installing and Configuring MySQL
This is the first of three installation-related chapters, in which you will learn how to set up your development environment. We’ll tackle the MySQL installation first, primarily because the PHP installation is much simpler when MySQL is already installed.
In this chapter, you will learn
How to install MySQL
Basic security guidelines for running MySQL
How to work with the MySQL user privilege system
Current and Future Versions of MySQL
The installation instructions in this chapter refer to MySQL 4.0.21, which is the current production version of the software. This version number can be read as minor release number 21 of the major version 4.0 software. MySQL AB, the company responsible for creating and distributing ...
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