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Table of Contents
Preface and Legal Notices ............................................................................................................. xxvii
1. General Information ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. About This Manual .............................................................................................................. 2
1.2. Typographical and Syntax Conventions ................................................................................ 3
1.3. Overview of the MySQL Database Management System ....................................................... 4
1.3.1. What is MySQL? ...................................................................................................... 4
1.3.2. The Main Features of MySQL ................................................................................... 6
1.3.3. History of MySQL ..................................................................................................... 9
1.4. What Is New in MySQL 5.5 ................................................................................................. 9
1.4.1. Scalability Improvements ......................................................................................... 13
1.4.2. InnoDB I/O Subsystem Changes ............................................................................. 14
1.4.3. Diagnostic and Monitoring Capabilities ..................................................................... 14
1.4.4. Enhanced Solaris Support ....................................................................................... 15
1.5. MySQL Development History .............................................................................................. 16
1.6. MySQL Information Sources ............................................................................................... 17
1.6.1. MySQL Mailing Lists ............................................................................................... 17
1.6.2. MySQL Community Support at the MySQL Forums .................................................. 19
1.6.3. MySQL Community Support on Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ......................................... 19
1.6.4. MySQL Enterprise ................................................................................................... 20
1.7. How to Report Bugs or Problems ....................................................................................... 20
1.8. MySQL Standards Compliance ........................................................................................... 24
1.8.1. What Standards MySQL Follows ............................................................................. 25
1.8.2. Selecting SQL Modes ............................................................................................. 25
1.8.3. Running MySQL in ANSI Mode ............................................................................... 25
1.8.4. MySQL Extensions to Standard SQL ....................................................................... 26
1.8.5. MySQL Differences from Standard SQL ................................................................... 29
1.8.6. How MySQL Deals with Constraints ......................................................................... 33
1.9. Credits .............................................................................................................................. 36
1.9.1. Contributors to MySQL ............................................................................................ 36
1.9.2. Documenters and translators ................................................................................... 41
1.9.3. Packages that support MySQL ................................................................................ 42
1.9.4. Tools that were used to create MySQL .................................................................... 43
1.9.5. Supporters of MySQL .............................................................................................. 43
2. Installing and Upgrading MySQL ................................................................................................... 45
2.1. General Installation Guidance ............................................................................................. 47
2.1.1. Operating Systems Supported by MySQL Community Server .................................... 48
2.1.2. Choosing Which MySQL Distribution to Install .......................................................... 49
2.1.3. How to Get MySQL ................................................................................................. 52
2.1.4. Verifying Package Integrity Using MD5 Checksums or GnuPG .................................... 52
2.1.5. Installation Layouts ................................................................................................. 55
2.1.6. Compiler-Specific Build Characteristics ..................................................................... 56
2.2. Installing MySQL from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux ......................................................... 56
2.3. Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows ............................................................................. 58
2.3.1. MySQL Installation Layout on Microsoft Windows ..................................................... 60
2.3.2. Choosing An Installation Package ............................................................................ 61
2.3.3. Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using MySQL Installer ................................. 61
2.3.4. Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using an MSI Package ................................ 78
2.3.5. MySQL Notifier for Microsoft Windows ..................................................................... 84
2.3.6. MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard .......................................................... 89
2.3.7. Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using a noinstall Zip Archive ................. 105
2.3.8. Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows MySQL Server Installation ............................. 113
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