4 Installing MySQL

This chapter describes how to obtain and install MySQL:

• For a list of sites from which you can obtain MySQL, see Getting MySQL.
• To see which platforms are supported, see 4.2 Operating systems supported by MySQL.
• Several versions of MySQL are available, in both binary and source distributions. To determine which version and type of distribution you should use, see 4.4 How and when updates are released.
• Installation instructions for binary and source distributions are described in 4.6 Installing a MySQL binary distribution, and 4.7 Installing a MySQL source distribution. Each set of instructions includes a section on system-specific problems you may run into.
• For post-installation procedures, see 4.15 Post-installation setup and testing. These procedures apply whether you install MySQL using a binary or source distribution.