On Windows, the default installation directory is
C:\mysql, which has the following subdirectories:
Directory
Contents of
Directory
bin
Client programs and the mysqld server
data
Log files, databases
Docs
Documentation
examples
Example programs and scripts
include
Include (header) files
lib
Libraries
scripts
Utility scripts
share
Error message files
Installations created from Linux RPM distributions result in
files under the following system directories:
Directory
Contents of
Directory
/usr/bin
Client programs and scripts
/usr/sbin
The mysqld server
/var/lib/mysql
Log files, databases
/usr/share/doc/packages
Documentation
include/usr/include/mysql
Include (header) files
lib/usr/lib/mysql
Libraries
/usr/share/mysql
Error message and character set files
sql-bench/usr/share/sql-bench
Benchmarks
On Unix, a tar file binary distribution is installed
by unpacking it at the installation location you choose (typically
/usr/local/mysql) and creates the following directories in that
location:
Directory
Contents of
Directory
bin
Client programs and the mysqld server
data
Log files, databases
docs
Documentation, ChangeLog
include
Include (header) files
lib
Libraries
scripts
mysql_install_db
share/mysql
Error message files
sql-bench
Benchmarks
A source distribution is installed after you configure and
compile it. By default, the installation step installs files under
/usr/local, in the following subdirectories:
Directory
Contents of
Directory
bin
Client programs and scripts
include/mysql
Include (header) files
info
Documentation in Info format
lib/mysql
Libraries
libexec
The mysqld server
share/mysql
Error message files
sql-bench
Benchmarks and crash-me test
var
Databases and log files