MySQL Tutorial

By this stage, you should have a working MySQL installation ready to follow along in the rest of the book. You should have done the following:

• Downloaded the latest binary version of MySQL for your operating system from mysql.com.

• Installed it ”either via the installation program (on Windows or OS X) or via RPM.

• Set up the server to run automatically on system startup, if so desired.

• Created an options file.

• Logged in and out for the first time.

• Set the root password.

• Deleted anonymous accounts.

• Created a username and password for your own programming tasks .