You can download MySQL from the here. (https://www.mysql.com/downloads/)
Following way to install MySQL on a Linux system is via RPM. MySQL AB makes the following RPMs available for download on its website:
MySQL − The MySQL database server manages the databases and tables, controls user access and processes the SQL queries.
MySQL-client − MySQL client programs, which make it possible to connect to and interact with the server.
MySQL-devel– MySQL Devel Libraries and header files that come in handy when compiling other programs that use MySQL.
MySQL-shared − Shared libraries for the MySQL client.
MySQL-bench − Benchmark and performance testing tools for the MySQL database server.
Process for installing a MySQL on server:
- Login into your system with root user.
- Switching to the directory and containing the RPMs.
- Install the MySQL database server by
executing the following command
- [root@host]# rpm -i MySQL-5.0.9-0.i386.rpm
The above command wills installing the MySQL server, creating a user of MySQL, creating necessary configuration, settings and start the MySQL server automatically.
You can find all the MySQL related binaries in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin. All the tables and databases will be shown in the /var/lib/mysql directory.
