[Deploying Sakai] install MySQL server 5.1 on CentOs sever 6.2

[Steve Swinsburg]

Never mind that directory, its just an example location.

For everything except Tomcat, use packages that are available for your system, so you can keep them up to date easier (eg Maven and Java). Do not use a package for Tomcat however.

cheers,
Steve



On 19/07/2012, at 2:47 PM, Ijlal EL HAZITI wrote:

> thank you for the answer. 
> I want to install it on /opt/ because it's said so in the sakai installation guide (with a manul installation), but I don't understand exactly why (mayby because all the other components have a file in /opt/)
> And concerning the PATH?
> cheers
> 
> Le 19 juil. 2012 03:25, "Robert Cohen" <robert.cohen at anu.edu.au> a écrit :
> Why do you want to install it in /opt.
> You're much better off using the system mysql.
> 
> Just do a "yum install mysql mysql-server"
> The mysql will be installed in /usr/bin and will be in your standard path.
> 
> As far as the query browser goes, I've never installed it before so my
> knowledge is
> limited. But it looks like its been replace by the mysql workbench.
> You can download a rpm from dev.mysql.com
> and install it manually.
> 
> 
> 
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> On 19/07/12 10:16 AM, "Steve Swinsburg" <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >Hi,
> >
> >You might be best asking the MySQL questions on a MySQL/Centos list.
> >
> >cheers,
> >Steve
> >
> >
> >On 19/07/2012, at 7:43 AM, Ijlal EL HAZITI wrote:
> >
> >> Good evening
> >> I have 3 questions about MySQL server.
> >> 1.I want to install sakai on a CentOs 6.2 sever, and MySQL server 5.1 is
> >> requiered. I surched a lot but I couldn't find how to istall it on my
> >> server,exactly to /opt/mysql. I have a 32bit PC.
> >> 2.how can I Include the bin directory in Path??
> >> 3.how can I install mysql query browser ??
> >>
> >> Cheers
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