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I have downloaded and extracted the latest MySQL package from their website on my FreeBSD machine, I would like to install it. But I don't want to use the inbuilt ports, I want the latest version to be installed.

All tutorials I have looked at just show how to install from the ports.

Can anyone guide me on what I need to do to make a fully running MySQL database server on my machine.

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  • Why don't you want to use ports?
    – Eugene Yarmash
    May 11, 2011 at 7:49
  • The ports come with an older version of MySQL, i thought if I compile the latest build, at least I can update it when I need to. Also I tried the ports and it gave me an error upon compiling.
    – Sandeep Bansal
    May 11, 2011 at 13:56
  • The ports use a tested version that contains patches that may or may not have been applied already upstream. If the port does not build, you have other problems that require attention.
    – Mel
    May 16, 2011 at 0:07
  • The error was that it was needed swap space, I installed the system without a swap file. Just created one and everything was fine.
    – Sandeep Bansal
    May 16, 2011 at 0:11
  • When problems arise with user-compiled versions of MySQL, the official answer from MySQL tends to be: "Use the vendor-compiled version." In FreeBSD, this translates to ports. The port version is compiled and tested by many folks with a lot of knowledge; I don't think I'd want to run a self-compiled version in a production environment.
    – Mei
    Dec 16, 2011 at 16:56

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Follow the directions for installing from the source installation.

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  • Wow I can't believe I forgot about the documentation. Thanks!
    – Sandeep Bansal
    May 10, 2011 at 21:36

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