1. Installation of MySQL Objectives Contents Practical Summary
Install MySQL
Contents
Application delivered as
Rebuilding SRPMS
Removing existing
Installing new MySQL
Verify installation
Creating MySQL admin
Practical
Summary

2. Developers enviroment needed
If you want to install applications from SRPMS or TAR packages
Start X-Windows: and then start:
Or if pakgaes is somewhere else, here on ftp server
Goto section Development and check Development Tools
(Go inside and check all GCC options not checked)
Then click on Update and follow instruction’s
You might Need more! Save time and go to next page and add packages from other sections as well
# startx
# redhat-config-packages
# redhat-config-packages –tree=ftp://server.com/RPMS
redhat-config-packages
redhat-config-packages is a graphical package installation tool to use
to install various packages onto your system.
There are three different modes of operation for
redhat-config-packages.
redhat-config-packages: This is the primary mode of operation. It is
used to install extra packages from package groups included in Red Hat
Linux. This uses CDs to install the packages by default. You can
instead use a Red Hat Linux installation tree with the option
'-tree=/path/to/tree' or use a directory with Red Hat Linux ISO images
with the option '--isodir=/path/to/dir'.
redhat-cdinstall-helper: This is used when installing packages from
additional CDs and can resolve dependencies on packages from the main
distribution.
redhat-install-packages: This can be used to install single
packages. Takes an argument of what packages to install. Resolves
dependencies as needed on packages from the main distribution.
Notes
"Trees" are a complete Red Hat Linux installation tree with the RedHat
directory as well as the .discinfo file.

3. Install original MySQL, Apache & PHP
It is a good idea to have RedHat original servers
You will have all files, and only need to update
Start X-Windows: and then start:
Or if pakgaes is somewhere else, here on ftp server
In section Servers check:
Server Configuration Tools Web Server (add PHP, SQL, PERL)
Mail Server (SendMail) Windows File Server
DNS Server FTP Server
SQL Database (check MySQL)
In section System check:
Administration Tools System Tools
Then click on Update and follow instruction’s
# startx
# redhat-config-packages
# redhat-config-packages –tree=ftp://server.com/RPMS
At sthis stage we add up our RH9 to become a server in development stage.
The Final server is stripped and might look something like this:
Desktops
X Windows Don't tick Gnome Desktop Don't tick KDE Desktop Don't tick
Applications
Editors Don't tick Engineering & Scientific Don't tick Graphical Internet Don't tick
Text Based Internet Tick Office / productivity Don't tick
Sound & Video Don't tick Authoring & Publishing Don't tick
Graphics Don't tick Games & Entertainment Don't tick
Servers
Server Configuration Tools Tick Web Server Tick
Mail Server Tick Windows File Server Tick
DNS Server Tick FTP Server Tick
SQL Database Tick News Server Don't tick
Network Server Don't tick
Development
Development Tools Don't tick Kernel Development Don't tick
X Software Development Don't tick Gnome Development Don't tick
KDE Development Don't tick
System
Administration Tools Tick System Tools Tick
Printing Support Don't tick
Misc
Minimal Don't tick Everything Don't tick

4. Rebuild MySQL from SRPMS
Stop running mysql
Download MySQL SRPM to /usr/local/src
Rebuild Source RPM
Process take between 1 to 4 hour to complete!
# service mysqld status
mysqld (pid 1228) running...
# service mysqld stop
# cd /usr/local/src
# wget ftp://server.com/path/MySQL src.rpm
Server.com/path must be replaced with your download.
You find current stable version of MySQL ( ) annonced Source RPM at:
Note! When writing this, a new subversion of MySQL has been released MySQL src.rpm
# cd /usr/local/src
# rpmbuild --rebuild MySQL src.rpm

5. Check rebuilded packages
Rebuilded SRPMS en up in: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
Check that the rebuild created this files:
SRPMS can also be generated for specific CPU
Then you have to checkproper sub-catalogs i486/, i686/. . .
# cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
# ls –1
MySQL-bench i386.rpm
MySQL-client i386.rpm
MySQL-debuginfo i386.rpm
MySQL-devel i386.rpm
MySQL-embedded i386.rpm
MySQL-Max i386.rpm
MySQL-server i386.rpm
MySQL-shared i386.rpm
You will not need all created RPM’S, these are needed: shared, server, devel, client and debuginfo

6. Removing old MySQL and installing new
Removing old MySQL libraries, ignoring dependecies
Installing new MySQL and subcomponents
rpm –qa | grep –i mysql
. . .
mysql a-11
rpm -e --nodeps mysql a-11
cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386
rpm -ivh MySQL-shared i386.rpm
rpm -ivh MySQL-server i386.rpm
rpm -ivh MySQL-devel i386.rpm
rpm -ivh MySQL-client i386.rpm
rpm -ivh MySQL-debuginfo i386.rpm
In order to update MySQL you need to remove old MySQL libraries, that can only be done by ignoring dependencies with –nodeps switch.

7. Checking installation
Check that all files are there
The rpm –qa takes some time, have pation
We also installed mysql-admin for rh9, as you can see.
The module perl-DBD is needed for API
rpm -qa | grep -i mysql
MySQL-shared
MySQL-debuginfo
MySQL-server
MySQL-client
MySQL-devel
mysql-administrator rh9
perl-DBD-MySQL
You should see at least files you installed with rpm, if you see more files it is OK.

8. Start service & Create MySQL admin
Starting MySQLd service
Before you can do anything with MySQL it must be running and you must have a client installed.
Check logfiles tail /var/log/messages to se any startup error
Creating MySQL admin
Test MySQL
# service mysql start
# /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'qwerty'
# /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h my-server.com password 'qwerty'
# /usr/bin/mysql_fix_privilege_tables
You should be able to see your databases with show databases;
To drop a database means that it is erased from server!
# mysql –u root –p
Enter password:
mysql> create database test;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> show databases;
mysql> drop database test;
mysql> exit;