I’m not sure if Steve wants to turn this into a mysql tutorial site. If you’re coming from a windows background the install can be more difficult then working with the database. I’ll post something on my blog and give the url once complete. Until then here’s a quick step through list provided by mysql:
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> chown -R mysql .
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
shell> chown -R root .
shell> chown -R mysql data
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
ken kaufman
Lead DBA, Zillow.com