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 because building the PHP module requires bits of the MySQL installation to be complete, if you’re going to use MySQL with PHP.
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 5.0.20, which is the current production version of the software. This version number can be read as “minor release number 20 of the major version5.0 software.” MySQL AB, the company ...
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