Wednesday, April 16, 2008

MySQL Magazine

I found this site which provide free MYSQL magazines
Currently they have 4 downloaded magazine issue

Issue One - Summer 2007
Issue Two - Fall 2007
Issue Three - Winter 2007/2008
Issue Four - Spring 2008

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Different way to install MYSQL

Different way to install MYSQL
1. Install through MYSQL RPM
- Download and run rpm rpmfile.
- The program file will install into file predefine by rpm file
- Example : Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RPM (x86)

2. Compile mysql from MYSQL source and install
- We can compile feature we need.
- We can predefine target install folder as well.
- Example : Source

3. Install MYSQL binary version
- Download and copy the code into target folder
- Advantage : We can download into folder we specific
- Example : Linux (non RPM packages) or
Linux (non RPM, Intel C/C++ compiled, glibc-2.3)

4. Use Operating System MYSQL compile version
- Most Linux come with mysql compile version.
- MYSQL version and start and using

MYSQL download page http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html

Thursday, February 14, 2008

reset MYSQL "root" password

How to reset MYSQL "root" password :

Stop mysqld and restart it with the --skip-grant-tables --user=root options
(Windows users omit the --user=root portion).

Connect to the mysqld server with this command:

shell> mysql -u root
Issue the following statements in the mysql client:

mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('newpwd')
-> WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;