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2.11.1. MySQL Layout for Source Installation

By default, when you install MySQL after compiling it from a source distribution, the installation step installs files under /usr/local. Components are installed in the directories shown in the following table. To configure particular installation locations, use the options described at Section 2.11.4, “MySQL Source-Configuration Options”.

Table 2.18. MySQL Layout for Installation from Source

Directory Contents of Directory
bin Client programs and scripts
include/mysql Include (header) files
Docs Manual in Info format
man Unix manual pages
lib/mysql Libraries
libexec The mysqld server
share/mysql Miscellaneous support files, including error messages, sample configuration files, SQL for database installation
sql-bench Benchmarks
var Log files, databases

Within its installation directory, the layout of a source installation differs from that of a binary installation in the following ways:

  • The mysqld server is installed in the libexec directory rather than in the bin directory.

  • The data directory is var rather than data.

  • mysql_install_db is installed in the bin directory rather than in the scripts directory.

  • The header file and library directories are include/mysql and lib/mysql rather than include and lib.

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