Chapter 1. Installing and Configuring MySQL

Welcome to the first chapter of Sams Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL, and Apache. This is the first of three installation-related chapters, in which you will learn how to set up a development environment. We'll tackle the MySQL installation first, primarily because the PHP installation is much simpler when MySQL is already installed.

In this chapter, you will learn

  • How to install MySQL

  • Basic security guidelines for running MySQL

  • How to work with the MySQL user privilege system

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