mysql install from a binary distro

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Installing mySQL from a binary is very simple. Download the binary to your server.

tar zxvf mysql-binary.tar.gz
cd mysql-binary
mkdir /mysql/partition/here
./configure --prefix==/mysql/partition/here
make
make install

Alternatively, even easier:

tar zxvf mysql-binary.tar.gz
cd /mysql/partition/here
chown -R mysql .
chgrp -R mysql .
scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql;
cd .;
./bin/mysqladmin -uroot -pSoMePasSwOrdHeRe