You just untar it and copy it to a directory like /ur/local/mysql then copy php.ini to /etc you read the read me that is in the same directory shell> groupadd mysql shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local shell> gunzip < /path/to/mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf - shell> ln -s full-path-to-mysql-VERSION-OS mysql shell> cd mysql shell> scripts/mysql_install_db shell> chown -R root . shell> chown -R mysql data shell> chgrp -R mysql . shell> bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & or shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & if you are running MySQL 4.x "John Ryan" <celticfc@iol.ie> wrote in message 20030902004357.95358.qmail@pb1.pair.com">news:20030902004357.95358.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I downloaded what I thought was Linux mySQL binaries, and the INSTALL file > said there should be a bin directory when I untar, but there isnt! Just a > BUILD folder and loads of make files. > > Did I download the wrong one? > I downloaded mysql-standard-4.0.14-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php