README for mysql 5.0.xx REQUIREMENTS PRE-INSTALL POST-INSTALL 1. append /usr/lib/mysql to ld.so.conf and run ldconfig 2. run 'mysql_install_db' to build the system database in /var/lib/mysql 3. run 'mysql_upgrade' to add new privileges and features to the MySQL privilege tables if you have 4.x or 3.x databases 4. Set a password for the mysql root user: mysqladmin -u root password PRECAUTION 1. With the default configuration networking support for mysql is disabled, meaning the mysql daemon is accessable from localhost only. To add networking support comment out the 'skip-networking' line in /etc/my.cnf. 2. If you upgrade from mysql 4.0.x you must recompile the other packages on your system that are linked against the mysql client libraries (libmysqlclient). To obtain such a list of packages for your system, you may use the command 'prt-get dependent mysql' or use yapo to list the packages. INNODB InnoDB table type support is compiled in but disabled by default. Comment out the skip-innodb line in /etc/my.cnf to fully enable InnoDB support.