coderdavi · May 11, 2020 02:50 · Nov 27, 2019 · Nov 1, 2017 · Nov 1, 2017 · Oct 9, 2017
diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ sudo mv mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64 /usr/local/
 - Create mysql folder in /usr/local by moving the untarred folder
 ```
 cd /usr/local
-sudo mv mysql-5.5.49-linux2.6-x86_64 mysql
+sudo mv mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64 mysql
 
 ```
 

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ sudo update-rc.d -f mysql.server remove
 
 - REBOOT!
 
-- Now directly use the command below to start mysql if it hasn’t
+- Now login using below command, start mysql server if it's not running already 
+
 
 ```
-sudo service start mysql -u root -p
+mysql -u root -p
 ```
 
 

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sudo useradd -g mysql mysql
 - Extract it
 
 ```
-sudo tar -xvf mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz /usr/local/
+sudo tar -xvf mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz
 ```
 - Move it to /usr/local
 

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MySQL Downloads URL
+MySQL Download URL
 ```
 https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz
 ```

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-Find the correct version you want for MySQL 5.5
-Go to www.mysql.com  > downloads > you will see links for older versions.
-When you get to the dropdowns for OS, you will see Ubuntu. Note that these only go up to 14. Instead, select Linux/Generic. Scroll to the bottom to get the TAR Archive – select 32 or 64 bit.
-Click download
-On the following page look for “No thanks, just start my download.” Right click and copy the URL. Here is the URL for 5.5 as it was when I wrote this:
+MySQL Downloads URL
 ```
 https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz
 ```

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ sudo apt-get install libaio1
 - Execute mysql installation script
 
 ```
-udo scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
+sudo scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
 ```
 
 - Set mysql directory owner from outside the mysql directory

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64
 ### Open the terminal and follow along:
 
 - Uninstall any existing version of MySQL
+
 ```
 sudo rm /var/lib/mysql/ -R
 ```
@@ -35,11 +36,17 @@ sudo groupadd mysql
 sudo useradd -g mysql mysql
 ```
 
-- Extract  to /usr/local
+- Extract it
 
 ```
 sudo tar -xvf mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz /usr/local/
 ```
+- Move it to /usr/local
+
+```
+sudo mv mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64 /usr/local/
+```
+
 - Create mysql folder in /usr/local by moving the untarred folder
 ```
 cd /usr/local
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ sudo mv mysql-5.5.49-linux2.6-x86_64 mysql
 ```
 
 - set MySql directory owner and user group
+
 ```
 cd mysql
 sudo chown -R mysql:mysql *

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@ Go to www.mysql.com  > downloads > you will see links for older versions.
 When you get to the dropdowns for OS, you will see Ubuntu. Note that these only go up to 14. Instead, select Linux/Generic. Scroll to the bottom to get the TAR Archive – select 32 or 64 bit.
 Click download
 On the following page look for “No thanks, just start my download.” Right click and copy the URL. Here is the URL for 5.5 as it was when I wrote this:
-`https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz`
+```
+https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz
+```
 ### Open the terminal and follow along:
 
 - Uninstall any existing version of MySQL
-`sudo rm /var/lib/mysql/ -R`\
+```
+sudo rm /var/lib/mysql/ -R
+```
 - Delete the MySQL profile
-`sudo rm /etc/mysql/ -R`
+```
+sudo rm /etc/mysql/ -R
+```
 - Automatically uninstall mysql
 ```
 sudo apt-get autoremove mysql* --purge

diff --git a/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md b/MySql-5.5-installation guide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+Find the correct version you want for MySQL 5.5
+Go to www.mysql.com  > downloads > you will see links for older versions.
+When you get to the dropdowns for OS, you will see Ubuntu. Note that these only go up to 14. Instead, select Linux/Generic. Scroll to the bottom to get the TAR Archive – select 32 or 64 bit.
+Click download
+On the following page look for “No thanks, just start my download.” Right click and copy the URL. Here is the URL for 5.5 as it was when I wrote this:
+`https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz`
+### Open the terminal and follow along:
+
+- Uninstall any existing version of MySQL
+`sudo rm /var/lib/mysql/ -R`\
+- Delete the MySQL profile
+`sudo rm /etc/mysql/ -R`
+- Automatically uninstall mysql
+```
+sudo apt-get autoremove mysql* --purge
+sudo apt-get remove apparmor
+```
+- Download version 5.5.51 from MySQL site
+```
+wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.5/mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz
+```
+- Add mysql user group
+```
+sudo groupadd mysql
+```
+
+- Add mysql (not the current user) to mysql user group
+```
+sudo useradd -g mysql mysql
+```
+
+- Extract  to /usr/local
+
+```
+sudo tar -xvf mysql-5.5.56-linux-glibc2.5-x86_64.tar.gz /usr/local/
+```
+- Create mysql folder in /usr/local by moving the untarred folder
+```
+cd /usr/local
+sudo mv mysql-5.5.49-linux2.6-x86_64 mysql
+
+```
+
+- set MySql directory owner and user group
+```
+cd mysql
+sudo chown -R mysql:mysql *
+```
+- Install the required lib package (works with 5.6 as well) 
+
+```
+sudo apt-get install libaio1
+```
+- Execute mysql installation script
+
+```
+udo scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
+```
+
+- Set mysql directory owner from outside the mysql directory
+
+```
+sudo chown -R root .
+```
+- Set data directory owner from inside mysql directory
+
+```
+sudo chown -R mysql data
+```
+- Copy the mysql configuration file
+
+```
+sudo cp support-files/my-medium.cnf /etc/my.cnf
+```
+- Start mysql
+```
+sudo bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
+sudo cp support-files/mysql.server /etc/init.d/mysql.server
+```
+- Set root user password
+
+```
+sudo bin/mysqladmin -u root password '[your new password]'
+```
+
+- Add mysql path to the system
+
+```
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql /usr/local/bin/mysql
+```
+
+- Reboot!
+
+- Start mysql server
+
+```
+sudo /etc/init.d/mysql.server start
+```
+- Stop mysql server
+
+```
+sudo /etc/init.d/mysql.server stop
+```
+
+- Check status of mysql
+```
+sudo /etc/init.d/mysql.server status
+```
+
+- Enable myql on startup
+
+```
+sudo update-rc.d -f mysql.server defaults
+```
+
+*Disable mysql on startup (Optional)
+
+```
+sudo update-rc.d -f mysql.server remove
+```
+
+- REBOOT!
+
+- Now directly use the command below to start mysql if it hasn’t
+
+```
+sudo service start mysql -u root -p
+```
+
+
+
+