shell> groupadd mysql
shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
shell> tar xvzf mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz
shell> cd mysql-5.0.22
shell> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql
shell> make
shell> make install
shell> cp support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf
shell> cd /usr/local/mysql
shell> bin/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
shell> chown -R root
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shell> chown -R mysql var
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &