Install MySQL Server 5.0 on Linux

I use binary for installation, filename mysql-standard-5.0.18-linux-i686-glibc23.tar.gz

[1] Extract the above file to a certain place, and MySQL so directory name to MySQL, the result should be as/home/jiang/mysql

[2] According to the MySQL directory under the install-binary file to install

Plus user group MySQL, as well as user MySQL; the command does not need to be modified

shell> Groupadd MySQL

shell> useradd-g MySQL MySQL

The main purpose of the following three steps is to make a link to the MySQL extract directory, and put it in the usr/local directory.

The first is to enter the/usr/local directory, which need not be modified

Shell> cd/usr/local

This step can not be needed, because the decompression has been

Shell> Gunzip </path/to/mysql-version-os.tar.gz | Tar xvf-

Make a link to/home/jiang/mysql, put it in/usr/local, the name of the link is MySQL.

This command is modified to ln-s/home/jiang/mysql MySQL

shell> ln-s Full-path-to-mysql-version-os MYSQL

Into the/home/jiang/mysql directory,/usr/local/mysql is the link to/home/jiang/mysql

shell> CD MySQL

Initialize MySQL (This step can be abbreviated if MySQL has been installed previously); The command does not need to be modified

Shell> scripts/mysql_install_db--user=mysql

Change of ownership; The command does not need to be modified

Shell> chown-r Root.

shell> chown-r MySQL Data

Shell> chgrp-r MySQL.

Start the MySQL server: No need to modify the command

Shell> Bin/mysqld_safe--user=mysql &