On Debian and Ubuntu, a simple
apt-get install mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev
To create a database user, enter the following commands: (In this example, the user is named 'markus', his password is 'markus', and he will be given superuser privileges. This user will be used for MarkUs later on.):
#>mysql --user=root --password=<my password> mysql
#>CREATE USER 'markus'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'markus';
#>GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'markus'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
You can now try connecting to the server using the user you just created:
#>mysql --user=markus --password=markus
You should see the MySQL console.
Setup the database.yml file, in the MarkUs' root directory:
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`cp config/database.yml.mysql config/database.yml`
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change the usernames and password to the ones you used in the section above
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uncomment the development and test sections of config/database.yml