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2.7 Installing MySQL on Other Unix-Like Systems
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This section covers the installation of MySQL binary distributions that
are provided for various platforms in the form of compressed `tar' files
(files with a `.tar.gz' extension). See MySQL binaries for a
detailed list.
To obtain MySQL, see Getting MySQL.
MySQL `tar' file binary distributions have names of the form
`mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz', where `VERSION' is a number (for example,
`4.0.17'), and OS indicates the type of operating system for which the
distribution is intended (for example, `pc-linux-i686').
In addition to these generic packages, we also offer binaries in
Quick Standard Installation:: for more information on how to install
these.
You need the following tools to install a MySQL `tar' file binary
distribution:
* GNU `gunzip' to uncompress the distribution.
* A reasonable `tar' to unpack the distribution. GNU `tar' is known
to work. Some operating systems come with a pre-installed version
of `tar' that is known to have problems. For example, Mac OS X
`tar' and Sun `tar' are known to have problems with long
filenames. On Mac OS X, you can use the pre-installed `gnutar'
program. On other systems with a deficient `tar', you should
install GNU `tar' first.
If you run into problems, _please always use `mysqlbug'_ when posting
questions to a MySQL mailing list. Even if the problem isn't a bug,
`mysqlbug' gathers system information that will help others solve your
problem. By not using `mysqlbug', you lessen the likelihood of getting
a solution to your problem. You will find `mysqlbug' in the `bin'
directory after you unpack the distribution. Bug reports.
The basic commands you must execute to install and use a MySQL binary
distribution are:
shell> groupadd mysql
shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
shell> cd /usr/local
shell> gunzip < /PATH/TO/MYSQL-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf -
shell> ln -s FULL-PATH-TO-MYSQL-VERSION-OS mysql
shell> cd mysql
shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
shell> chown -R root .
shell> chown -R mysql data
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
For versions of MySQL older than 4.0, substitute `bin/safe_mysqld' for
`bin/mysqld_safe' in the final command.
DONTPRINTYET * This procedure does not set up any passwords for MySQL
accounts. After following the procedure, proceed to *Note
DONTPRINTYET * This procedure does not set up any passwords for MySQL
accounts. After following the procedure, proceed to
Post-installation.
A more detailed version of the preceding description for installing a
binary distribution follows:
1. Add a login user and group for `mysqld' to run as:
shell> groupadd mysql
shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
These commands add the `mysql' group and the `mysql' user. The
syntax for `useradd' and `groupadd' may differ slightly on
different versions of Unix. They may also be called `adduser' and
`addgroup'.
You might want to call the user and group something else instead
of `mysql'. If so, substitute the appropriate name in the
following steps.
2. Pick the directory under which you want to unpack the
distribution, and change location into it. In the following
example, we unpack the distribution under `/usr/local'. (The
instructions, therefore, assume that you have permission to create
files and directories in `/usr/local'. If that directory is
protected, you will need to perform the installation as `root'.)
shell> cd /usr/local
3. Obtain a distribution file from one of the sites listed in
Getting MySQL Getting MySQL. For a given release, binary
distributions for all platforms are built from the same MySQL
source distribution.
4. Unpack the distribution, which will create the installation
directory. Then create a symbolic link to that directory:
shell> gunzip < /PATH/TO/MYSQL-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf -
shell> ln -s FULL-PATH-TO-MYSQL-VERSION-OS mysql
The `tar' command creates a directory named `mysql-VERSION-OS'.
The `ln' command makes a symbolic link to that directory. This
lets you refer more easily to the installation directory as
`/usr/local/mysql'.
With GNU `tar', no separate invocation of `gunzip' is necessary.
You can replace the first line with the following alternative
command to uncompress and extract the distribution:
shell> tar zxvf /PATH/TO/MYSQL-VERSION-OS.tar.gz
5. Change location into the installation directory:
shell> cd mysql
You will find several files and subdirectories in the `mysql'
directory. The most important for installation purposes are the
`bin' and `scripts' subdirectories.
`bin'
This directory contains client programs and the server. You
should add the full pathname of this directory to your `PATH'
environment variable so that your shell finds the MySQL
programs properly. Environment variables.
`scripts'
This directory contains the `mysql_install_db' script used to
initialize the `mysql' database containing the grant tables
that store the server access permissions.
6. If you haven't installed MySQL before, you must create the MySQL
grant tables:
shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
If you run the command as `root', you should use the `--user'
option as shown. The value of the option should be the name of
the login account that you created in the first step to use for
running the server. If you run the command while logged in as
that user, you can omit the `--user' option.
Note that for MySQL versions older than 3.22.10,
`mysql_install_db' left the server running after creating the grant
tables. This is no longer true; you will need to restart the
server after performing the remaining steps in this procedure.
7. Change the ownership of program binaries to `root' and ownership
of the data directory to the user that you will run `mysqld' as.
Assuming that you are located in the installation directory
(`/usr/local/mysql'), the commands look like this:
shell> chown -R root .
shell> chown -R mysql data
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
The first command changes the owner attribute of the files to the
`root' user. The second changes the owner attribute of the data
directory to the `mysql' user. The third changes the group
attribute to the `mysql' group.
8. If you would like MySQL to start automatically when you boot your
machine, you can copy `support-files/mysql.server' to the location
where your system has its startup files. More information can be
found in the `support-files/mysql.server' script itself and in
Automatic start.
9. You can set up new accounts using the `bin/mysql_setpermission'
script if you install the `DBI' and `DBD::mysql' Perl modules.
For instructions, see Perl support.
10. If you would like to use `mysqlaccess' and have the MySQL
distribution in some non-standard place, you must change the
location where `mysqlaccess' expects to find the `mysql' client.
Edit the `bin/mysqlaccess' script at approximately line 18.
Search for a line that looks like this:
$MYSQL = '/usr/local/bin/mysql'; # path to mysql executable
Change the path to reflect the location where `mysql' actually is
stored on your system. If you do not do this, you will get a
`Broken pipe' error when you run `mysqlaccess'.
After everything has been unpacked and installed, you should test your
distribution.
You can start the MySQL server with the following command:
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
For versions of MySQL older than 4.0, substitute `bin/safe_mysqld' for
`bin/mysqld_safe' in the command.
More information about `mysqld_safe' is given in `mysqld_safe'
mysqld_safe.
* The accounts that are listed in the MySQL grant tables
initially have no passwords. After starting the server, you should set
up passwords for them using the instructions in
Post-installation.
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