Chapter 2. Installing MySQL
Learning MySQL is easiest if you have a database server installed on your computer. By administering your own server, you can go beyond querying and learn how to manage users and privileges, configure the server, and make the best use of its features. Importantly, you also learn the steps required to install and configure MySQL, which is useful when you need to deploy your applications elsewhere.
This chapter explains how to choose and configure a suitable environment for learning MySQL. We cover the following topics:
What to install: how to decide between precompiled packages, an integrated web development environment, and compiling from the source code
Where to install: Linux, Microsoft Windows, or Mac OS X?
Why, when, and how to upgrade MySQL
How MySQL has changed and how to migrate between versions
How to configure the Apache web server and support for the PHP and Perl scripting languages.
MySQL is available in several forms and for many operating systems. In the next section, we examine the choices available and how you can decide what suits you.
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