mysql - SQL database server HOWTO

ChangeLog


2016-11-03	- 5.5.32 -> 5.5.53
		- Added 5.6.34
		- Removed 5.1.61
		- DBD::mysql 4.023 -> 4.038
2013/07/08	- Added link to main downloads page
		- Updated Slackware note for 14.0, note about current
		  removing it for MariaDB
		- 5.5.25a -> 5.5.32
		- Clarified the socket part a bit, moved most of it down
		  to the Post-install section at the bottom
		- Moved a few more things around, make sure mysqld is
		  actually running before trying to mysql_upgrade it
		- DBD::mysql 4.021 -> 4.023
2012/07/13	- DBD::mysql 4.020 -> 4.021
2012/07/10	- 5.5.21 -> 5.5.25a
		- Updated note for 5.5.x about where mysql.sock goes, which still
		  referenced configure (no longer used)
2012/03/03	- 5.5.14 -> 5.5.21
		- 5.1.58 -> 5.1.61
		- DBD::mysql 4.019 -> 4.020
2011/08/01	- Added InnoDB plugin
2011/07/31	- 5.1.51 -> 5.1.58
		- Added 5.5.14
		- Removed 5.0.89
		- Updated note for Slackware 13.37, removed 12.0
		- DBD::mysql 4.011 -> 4.019
2010/10/06	- Updated note for Slackware 13.0 and 13.1, removed
		  11.0
		- Added 5.1.51
		- 5.0.83 -> 5.0.89 (previous major GA release)
		- Removed 4.1.22
		- Added link to OpenSSL, how to built it in for 5.1.x
2009/08/08	- Added note about creating a symlink for mysql.sock in
		  /tmp
2009/07/09	- 5.0.51b -> 5.0.83
		- Updated Slackware note for 12.2, removed older than 11.0
		- DBD::mysql 4.007 -> 4.011
2008/07/02	- 5.0.51 -> 5.0.51b
		- DBD::mysql 4.005 -> 4.007
2007/12/19	- 5.0.45 -> 5.0.51
2007/11/12	- Added mysqldump backup
2007/08/24	- Removed gawk link, now at the top
		- Updated Slackware note for 12.0
		- 5.0.24 -> 5.0.45
		- DBD::mysql 3.0006 -> 4.005
Feb 21, 2007	- 4.1.21 -> 4.1.22
		- Updated Slackware note for 11.0
Aug 24, 2006	- 5.0.22 -> 5.0.24
		- 4.1.20 -> 4.1.21
Jun 12, 2006	- DBD::mysql 3.0002 -> 3.0006
		- 4.1.18 -> 4.1.20
Jun 9, 2006	- 5.0.20a -> 5.0.22
Apr 27, 2006	- 5.0.18 -> 5.0.20a
		- 4.1.16 -> 4.1.18
Jan 25, 2006	- Added 5.0.18
		- 4.1.15 -> 4.1.16
		- Removed 4.0.26
		- Only run removepkg if it exists
		- Updated links to upgrade info, docs aren't in Docs any
		  more
Oct 24, 2005	- 4.1.14 -> 4.1.15
		- Added note about 5.x
		- Updated Slackware note for 10.2
Sep 9, 2005	- 4.0.25 -> 4.0.26
Sep 8, 2005	- 4.1.13 -> 4.1.14
Jul 22, 2005	- 4.1.12 -> 4.1.13
		- DBD::mysql 3.0001 -> 3.0002
Jul 8, 2005	- DBD::mysql 3.0000 -> 3.0001
		- And back to 3.0000 again, build problem
Jul 5, 2005	- 4.0.24 -> 4.0.25
		- DBD::mysql 2.9008 -> 3.0000
		- Clarified a few notes that may have been confusing
Jun 15, 2005	- 4.1.11 -> 4.1.12
		- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
		- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
		- Run chown -R root:root . on the source directory when
		  $UID = 0
		- Added sha1sum verification
		- Run egrep instead of grep for certain things
		- DBD::mysql 2.9004 -> 2.9008
Apr 6, 2005	- 4.1.10a -> 4.1.11
Mar 25, 2004	- 4.0.23a -> 4.0.24
		- 4.1.10 -> 4.1.10a
		- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
		- root.root -> root:root
		- Changed md5sum verification to show OK (or not)
		- Added note about versions that come with Slackware
Feb 18, 2005	- 4.1.8a -> 4.1.10
		- Removed 3.23.58 (two stable branches ago)
Jan 3, 2005	- Added note that 3.23.x is going away next time
		- Changed the order of some of the post-install setup
		- Added installation of the DBD-mysql perl module, removed
		  Msql-Mysql-modules - the latter hasn't been updated in three
		  years
Dec 31, 2004	- Added 4.1.8a, the new stable version ("generally available
		  (GA)")
		- Replaced md5sum -> textutils links with links to coreutils
		- 4.0.21 -> 4.0.23a
		- They all use the same (verified to exist) download URL
		- Added run of ldconfig after make install
Sep 30, 2004	- 4.0.20 -> 4.0.21
		- Added setting of the root password for the local hostname
		  too, in addition to localhost
		- Added settings for the CPAN module to set perl to download
		  prerequisite modules and uninstall old versions
		- Slackware names the rc script rc.mysqld (not rc.mysql like
		  I've been using), name it that from now on and create a
		  symlink to the old name just in case
		- Updated other notes about the startup scripts
Jun 8, 2004	- 4.0.18 -> 4.0.20
Mar 17, 2004	- 4.0.17 -> 4.0.18
		- Updated the fileutils and sh-utils prereqs to list as
		  fileutils and sh-utils or coreutils
		- Added note that recent Slackwares already run rc.mysql
Dec 19, 2003	- 4.0.16 -> 4.0.17
Nov 25, 2003	- 4.0.14 -> 4.0.16
		- Minor update to gpg verification
		- Moved start of mysql to before setting the password, it
		  has to be running to be able to set it
Oct 23, 2003	- 3.23.57 -> 3.23.58
		- Create ~/installed with mode 700
		- Minor update to the gpg verification part
		- Set to create a /etc/profile.d/mysql instead of modifying
		  /etc/profile
Aug 4, 2003	- 4.0.13 -> 4.0.14
Jul 1, 2003	- 3.23.56 -> 3.23.57
Jun 3, 2003	- 4.0.12 -> 4.0.13
Apr 15, 2003	- 4.0.10-gamma -> 4.0.12
		- 3.23.55 -> 3.23.56
		- Added gpg verification of tarball
		- Set useradd to use uid 27 and groupadd to use gid 27
		  (like Slack does)
		- Added removepkg mysql for 4.0.x (oops?)
		- Added removal of old versions of Msql::Msql-Mysql-modules
		  source and tarball
Feb, 13, 2003	- 4.0.9-gamma -> 4.0.10-gamma
		- Added something to remove my-medium.cnf.sh.patch
Jan 30, 2003	- 3.23.54a -> 3.23.55
		- Added md5sum verification of the stable starball
		- Split-off repeated sections to a section at the top that
		  applies to either version and a section at the bottom
		- Added something to add /usr/local/mysql/bin to PATH and
		  /usr/local/mysql/man to MANPATH
		- Added something to add /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql to
		  ld.so.conf, if it's not already in there
		- Remove old versions of Msql-Mysql-modules too
		- Added a 'make distclean' for the perl modules which cleans
		  up the username and password you use to run 'make test'
		  (stored in several files in mysql/t/)
Jan 24, 2003	- Added MySQL 4.0.9-gamma (3.23.54a is below it)
Dec 16, 2002	- 3.23.54 -> 3.23.54a
		- Added note about alternate download sites
Dec 12, 2002	- 3.23.53 -> 3.23.54
		- Improved removal of old source dirs
Nov 21, 2002	- 3.23.52 -> 3.23.53
		- Updated removal of old versions
		- Moved things around to make it easier to upgrade without
		  running through the first-time installation stuff
Sep 2, 2002	- Added home page link
		- 3.23.51 -> 3.23.52
		- Replaced the metalab sourceforge mirror download address
		  with UUnet - the sourceforge mirror is _always_ behind

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