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6.2.2. Installing MySQL Proxy from a source distribution

If you have downloaded the source package then you will need to compile the MySQL Proxy before using it. To build you will need to have the following installed:

  • libevent 1.x or higher (1.3b or later is preferred)

  • lua 5.1.x or higher

  • glib2 2.6.0 or higher

  • pkg-config

  • libtool 1.5 or higher

  • MySQL 5.0.x or higher developer files

Note

On some operating systems you may need to manually build the required components to get the latest version. If you are having trouble compiling MySQL Proxy then consider using one of the binary distributions.

Once these components are installed, you need to configure and then build: 

shell> tar zxf mysql-proxy-0.7.2.tar.gz
shell> cd mysql-proxy-0.7.2
shell> ./configure
shell> make

If you want to test the build, then use the check target to make: 

shell> make check

The tests try to connect to localhost using the root user. If you need to provide a password, set the MYSQL_PASSWORD environment variable: 

shell> MYSQL_PASSWORD=root_pwd make check

You can install using the install target: 

shell> make install

By default mysql-proxy is installed into /usr/local/sbin/mysql-proxy. The Lua example scripts are copied into /usr/local/share.