On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 09:44:48AM -0400, Shaun Bramley wrote: : Ladies and Gentleman of the list, : : I have been a member of the list for about two weeks now and I must say that : I have learned a lot. Needless to say I am relatively new to the whole db : scene. : : My question is that I installed mySQL onto my linux box (Red Hat 7.2) as : part of the installation. I am currently running 3.23.42?? I would like to : upgrade my installation to the latest and greatest, however: : a) I do not know which files I have to download server, libraries, : benchmark/test suites, etc. : b) I do not know if I should downlaod and install 4.0.1, or 3.23.49a/50 : c) I do not know if I should download and install mySQL or mySQL-max : c) Is the installation as simple as killing the sqld and then : installing the rpm(s). If not what else will I have to do?
I take the latest rawhide mysql source RPMs available from RedHat, build them on my system (rpm -ba), and then upgrade with the resulting RPM files. I haven't had a problem with them yet. The upgrade shuts down any running server, so be sure to start it (with /etc/init.d/mysql start) when you're done. I don't recommend taking the MySQL available RPMs for RH7.2 systems, because the RH ones integrate better with everything else that goes on with RH (regarding startup scripts, file locations, etc.). MySQL AB may want you to for support reasons, but I find it's better to stick with RedHat standard installation methods rather than using the outside RPMs. It'd be great if MySQL released RPMs specifically for RedHat systems that integrate with the system according to the standards that RH has defined for their various versions. * Philip Molter * Texas.net Internet * http://www.texas.net/ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
