下载安装文件: mysql-5.1.14-beta-linux-i686-glibc23.tar.gz
安装步骤如下:
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> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
shell> chown -R root .
shell> chown -R mysql data
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> mkdir /var/run/mysqld
shell> chown -R mysql.mysql /var/run/mysqld
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
源码编译安装: shell> groupadd mysql
shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
shell> gunzip < mysql-VERSION.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
shell> cd mysql-VERSION
shell> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --localstatedir=/usr/local/mysql/var --with-charset=gb2312
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 .
shell> chown -R mysql var
shell> chgrp -R mysql .
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
#如果你修改数据库密码是碰到了socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' 错误 ,则你需要执行
#下面这个命令,mysql安装后的mysql.sock默认路径是/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
[root@localhost mysql]# ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock