Q&A
| Q1: | Do I really need just a few of the many components in MySQL? |
| A1: | There are many components, but yes, you can do basic things with MySQL with just one or two utilities (mysql and mysqladmin) and knowledge of how to start the MySQL daemon (mysqld_safe).
There's much to learn besides these: the other programs, details of the data directory, how to use the MySQL configuration file—you haven't seen these things yet. But we will cover these in the course of this book. |
| Q2: | Is the directory structure shown the only one that is possible? |
| A2: | Certainly not. In Day 2, it was suggested that you install MySQL in a particular directory, namely /usr/local/mysql. One reason for this is so that you can look in this directory and see all relevant files together, ... |
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