tar -zxvf mysql-5.1.40.tar.gz
cd mysql-5.1.40
groupadd mysql
useradd -g mysql mysql
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --with-innodb
make
make install
cd /usr/local/mysql/bin
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
cp /opt/mysql-5.1.40/support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf
cp /opt/mysql-5.1.40/support-files/mysql.server /etc/init.d/mysqld
chmod -R 777 /etc/init.d/mysqld
ln -s /usr/local/mysql /bin/mysql
chmod -R 777 /bin/mysql
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p
use mysql;