beginner guide

[ganesan malairaja]

hi

i am using mysql-standard-4.1.11-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz

after extracting it .. i change dir into 
mysql-standard-4.1.11-pc-linux-gnu-i686

then execute this command

./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql

it returns this

This is a MySQL binary distribution. It's ready to run, you don't
need to configure it!

which Mysql distribution do i use .. to follow the instruction from 
http://www.linuxhelp.net/guides/lamp/

i am lost here..