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diff --git a/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY b/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY index 2cbd1da8747..01ac65950a9 100644 --- a/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY +++ b/Docs/INSTALL-BINARY @@ -1,37 +1,20 @@ +MariaDB and MySQL have identical install methods. In this document we +describe how to install MariaDB; However all documentation at www.mysql.com +also applies. -2.2. Installing MySQL from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux - This section covers the installation of MySQL binary distributions +2.2. Installing MariaDB from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux + + This section covers the installation of MariaDB binary distributions that are provided for various platforms in the form of compressed - tar files (files with a .tar.gz extension). See Section 2.2, - "Installing MySQL from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux," for a - detailed list. - - To obtain MySQL, see Section 2.1.3, "How to Get MySQL." - - Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides a set of binary distributions of - MySQL. In addition to binaries provided in platform-specific - package formats, we offer binary distributions for a number of - platforms in the form of compressed tar files (.tar.gz files). For - Windows distributions, see Section 2.5, "Installing MySQL on - Windows." - - If you want to compile a debug version of MySQL from a source - distribution, you should add --with-debug or --with-debug=full to - the configure command used to configure the distribution and - remove any -fomit-frame-pointer options. - - MySQL tar file binary distributions have names of the form - mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz, where VERSION is a number (for example, - 5.1.41), and OS indicates the type of operating system for which - the distribution is intended (for example, pc-linux-i686). + tar files (files with a .tar.gz extension). - In addition to these generic packages, we also offer binaries in - platform-specific package formats for selected platforms. See the - platform specific sections for more information, for more - information on how to install these. + MariaDB tar file binary distributions have names of the form + mariadb-VERSION-OS.tar.gz, where VERSION is a number (for example, + 5.1.39), and OS indicates the type of operating system for which + the distribution is intended (for example, pc-linux-i686). - You need the following tools to install a MySQL tar file binary + You need the following tools to install a MariaDB tar file binary distribution: * GNU gunzip to uncompress the distribution. @@ -47,11 +30,14 @@ systems with a deficient tar, you should install GNU tar first. - If you run into problems and need to file a bug report, please use - the instructions in Section 1.6, "How to Report Bugs or Problems." + If you run into problems and need to file a bug report, + please report them to: http://bugs.launchpad.net/maria + + See the instructions in Section 1.6, "How to Report Bugs or Problems." The basic commands that you must execute to install and use a - MySQL binary distribution are: + MariaDB binary distribution are: + shell> groupadd mysql shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local @@ -67,7 +53,7 @@ shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & Note - This procedure does not set up any passwords for MySQL accounts. + This procedure does not set up any passwords for MariaDB accounts. After following the procedure, proceed to Section 2.13, "Post-Installation Setup and Testing." @@ -94,8 +80,8 @@ shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local 3. Obtain a distribution file using the instructions in Section - 2.1.3, "How to Get MySQL." For a given release, binary - distributions for all platforms are built from the same MySQL + 2.1.3, "How to Get MariaDB." For a given release, binary + distributions for all platforms are built from the same MariaDB source distribution. 4. Unpack the distribution, which creates the installation @@ -120,7 +106,7 @@ shell> cd mysql + The bin directory contains client programs and the server. You should add the full path name of this directory to your PATH environment variable so that your - shell finds the MySQL programs properly. See Section + shell finds the MariaDB programs properly. See Section 2.14, "Environment Variables." + The scripts directory contains the mysql_install_db @@ -140,8 +126,8 @@ shell> chgrp -R mysql . the mysql user. The second changes the group attribute to the mysql group. - 7. If you have not installed MySQL before, you must create the - MySQL data directory and initialize the grant tables: + 7. If you have not installed MariaDB before, you must create the + MariaDB data directory and initialize the grant tables: shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql If you run the command as root, include the --user option as shown. If you run the command while logged in as that user, @@ -151,25 +137,26 @@ shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql After creating or updating the grant tables, you need to restart the server manually. - 8. Most of the MySQL installation can be owned by root if you + 8. Most of the MariaDB installation can be owned by root if you like. The exception is that the data directory must be owned by mysql. To accomplish this, run the following commands as root in the installation directory: + shell> chown -R root . shell> chown -R mysql data - 9. If you want MySQL to start automatically when you boot your + 9. If you want MariaDB to start automatically when you boot your machine, you can copy support-files/mysql.server to the location where your system has its startup files. More information can be found in the support-files/mysql.server script itself and in Section 2.13.1.2, "Starting and Stopping - MySQL Automatically." + MariaDB Automatically." 10. You can set up new accounts using the bin/mysql_setpermission script if you install the DBI and DBD::mysql Perl modules. See Section 4.6.14, "mysql_setpermission --- Interactively Set Permissions in Grant Tables." For Perl module installation instructions, see Section 2.15, "Perl Installation Notes." - 11. If you would like to use mysqlaccess and have the MySQL + 11. If you would like to use mysqlaccess and have the MariaDB distribution in some nonstandard location, you must change the location where mysqlaccess expects to find the mysql client. Edit the bin/mysqlaccess script at approximately line 18. @@ -180,7 +167,7 @@ $MYSQL = '/usr/local/bin/mysql'; # path to mysql executable error will occur when you run mysqlaccess. After everything has been unpacked and installed, you should test - your distribution. To start the MySQL server, use the following + your distribution. To start the MariaDB server, use the following command: shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & @@ -199,7 +186,7 @@ shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & Note - The accounts that are listed in the MySQL grant tables initially + The accounts that are listed in the MariaDB grant tables initially have no passwords. After starting the server, you should set up passwords for them using the instructions in Section 2.13, "Post-Installation Setup and Testing." diff --git a/Docs/myisam.txt b/Docs/myisam.txt index e0b56e79548..ceb4ae7dc0b 100644 --- a/Docs/myisam.txt +++ b/Docs/myisam.txt @@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ Space compression makes the index file smaller if the string column has a lot of Prefix compression helps if there are many strings with an identical prefix. In memory table characteristics -HEAP tables only exists in memory so they are lost if `mysqld' is taken down or crashes. But since they are *very* fast they are usefull as anyway. +HEAP tables only exists in memory so they are lost if `mysqld' is taken down or crashes. But since they are *very* fast they are useful as anyway. The *MySQL* internal HEAP tables uses 100% dynamic hashing without overflow areas and don't have problems with delete. diff --git a/Docs/mysql.info b/Docs/mysql.info index b2c411e51ab..3b9d298a684 100644 --- a/Docs/mysql.info +++ b/Docs/mysql.info @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +MariaDB is in most aspects identical to MySQL. + +Differences between MySQL and MariaDB can be found at: +http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_versus_MySQL + +The MariaDB references manual can be found at: +http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/Manual The MySQL Reference Manual is available in various formats on http://dev.mysql.com/doc; if you're interested in the DocBook XML |