shell> groupadd mysql shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local shell> gunzip ln -s FULL-PATH-TO-MYSQL-VERSION-OS mysql shell> cd mysql shell> chown -R mysql . shell> chgrp -R mysql . shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql shell> chown -R root . shell> chown -R mysql data shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &