Okay, here's the deal. First I unpack the .tar.gz into /a-path-name/mysql-dir-name After that I should (atleast according to the readme) type ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql That script tells me that this is a binary version and that I dont need to configure it, it's ready to rock as it is. Further down in the readme it tells me to run ./scripts/build_mysql_db or something like that. When I run that it says "you must install first, type make and make install blabla"... Ok, now I'm back to the ./configure again, cause I have to configure the install before I can actually install the program... Anyone knows what I'm doing wrong?... It feels like I'm running around in a circle Regards Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED]