MySQL Reference Manual for version 4.0.18.

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2.1 General Installation Issues

Before installing MySQL, you should do the following:

  1. Determine whether or not MySQL runs on your platform.

  2. Choose a distribution to install.

  3. Download the distribution and verify its integrity.

This section contains the information necessary to carry out these steps. After doing so, you can use the instructions in later sections of the chapter to install the distribution that you choose.

2.1.1 Operating Systems Supported by MySQL  
2.1.2 Choosing Which MySQL Distribution to Install  
2.1.3 How to Get MySQL  
2.1.4 Verifying Package Integrity Using MD5 Checksums or GnuPG  
2.1.5 Installation Layouts  



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