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Installing MySQL 4.1.22<\/p>\n

cd \/mnt\/hda\/misc
\nwget http:\/\/ftp.up.ac.za\/pub\/windows\/MySQL\/Downloads\/MySQL-4.1\/mysql-4.1.22.tar.gz<\/a>
\ntar -zxvf mysql-4.1.22.tar.gz
\ncd mysql-4.1.22
\ngroupadd mysql
\nuseradd -g mysql mysql
\nexport CFLAGS=-O3
\nexport CXXFLAGS=-O3
\n.\/configure –prefix=\/mnt\/hda\/opt\/mysql –with-readline –without-debug
\nmake
\nmake install<\/p>\n

Then install the Dev tools<\/p>\n

cd \/mnt\/hda\/misc
\nwget http:\/\/momonga.nahi.to\/pub\/mips\/mipsel\/MySQL-devel-4.0.25-1m.mipsel.rpm<\/a>
\nrpm2cpio MySQL-devel-4.0.25-1m.mipsel.rpm | cpio -di
\ncp -r usr\/* \/usr<\/p>\n

SQL Done<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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