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MySQL Source Installation Checklist

  • Installation overview:

    shell> groupadd mysql
    shell> useradd -g mysql mysql
    shell> gunzip cd mysql-VERSION
    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 .
    shell> chown -R mysql var
    shell> chgrp -R mysql .
    shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
    shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password \
    'new-password'
    shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h \
    www.hurricane-ridge.com password 'new-password'
  • Then, log into the database as root, and run the following commands to remove anonymous accounts:

    use mysql;
    delete from user where User='';
    delete from db where User='';
    flush privileges;

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