Install MySQL from Source
[user@host]# su - root
[root@host]# cd /usr/local
[root@host]# tar -xzvf mysql-standard-4.0.9-gamma-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz
[root@host]# cd mysql-standard-4.0.9-gamma-pc-linux-i686
[root@host]# ./configure –prefix=/usr/local/mysql && make && make install && make clean
[root@host]# groupadd mysql
[root@host]# useradd –g mysql mysql
[root@host] # /mysql-standard-4.0.9-gamma-pc-linux-i686/scripts/mysql_install_db
[root@host]# chown -R root /usr/local/mysql
[root@host]# chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var
[root@host]# chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql
[root@host]# /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe –user=mysql &
