MySQL 3.23.32 Installation
Installation and initial configuration
Posted 17.10.2005 | Updated 23.05.2006 | Contributed by Brad Robinson & Andy Mallett


First off, Google and download the file mysql-3.23.32.tar.gz [5.25M] to the /usr/local/src directory.

Next create a system user called mysql. This is not an actual user who would log into the system, but merely a username to run the MySQL service itself, from within the Unix environment.

Neither is this user an actual MySQL user itself. The actual MySQL users will be created later.

Create a user named mysql with the adduser command. Make them a part of the mysql group.

Use an empty password and a null shell (nologin):

adduser 

Username: mysql
Full name: mysql
Uid (Leave empty for default):
Login group [mysql]:
Login group is mysql. Invite mysql into other groups? []:
Login class [default]:
Shell (sh csh tcsh bash nologin) [sh]: nologin
Home directory [/home/mysql]:
Use password-based authentication? [yes]:
Use an empty password? (yes/no) [no]:yes
Lock out account after creation? [no]:
OK? (yes/no): yes


Move into the /usr/local/src diectory and unpack the mysql tarball:

tar -zxvf mysql-3.23.32.tar.gz

Move into the newly created mysql directory:

cd mysql-3.23.32

Next you need to build a configure script. This must be done as root:

vi mysqlscript

Inside the script type:

#!/bin/sh
#Mysql Configure Script

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql \
--mandir=/usr/local/man \
--with-unix-socket-path=/usr/local/mysql/mysql.sock

Once you have saved and exited the script, run it:

sh mysqlscript

After this script runs do the following:

make
make install

Next you need to run the following command to initialise the mysql database:

scripts/mysql_install_db

Make the following links. (Be very careful here!!!):

ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql  /usr/local/sbin/mysql
ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin  /usr/local/sbin/mysqladmin
ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld  /usr/local/sbin/safe_mysqld

To start the mysql server (in the background '&') run:

safe_mysqld &

(hit enter twice to get back to the prompt)

To test the server run:

mysqladmin version
mysqladmin status