Re: beginner guide

[Simon Garner]

On 10/05/2005 1:29 p.m., ganesan malairaja wrote:
> ./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/
> 

Well first of all why are you bothering with those instructions? Most 
Linux distributions come with Apache, MySQL and PHP out of the box.

But to answer your question, you need a source tarball. Just go to
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/4.1.html

... and scroll down a bit further until you get to "Source downloads", 
or click
http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-4.1/mysql-4.1.11.tar.gz/from/pick

-Simon