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 &