1Quickstart instructions for MyDNS (MySQL installation):
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51.	Configure and install MyDNS.
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7	$ ./configure
8	$ make
9	# make install
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11	If "make" fails, please read the "README.mysql" file located in this
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162.	Create a database called `mydns' on your MySQL server.
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18	$ mysqladmin -u <username> -p create mydns
19	Enter password:
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233.	Create a user the mydns(8) server can use to access the `mydns' database.
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25	$ mysql -u <user> -p mydns
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27	mysql> GRANT SELECT ON mydns.* TO <user>@localhost
28	       IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
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324.	Create the tables in the `mydns' database.
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34	$ mydns --create-tables | mysql -u <user> -p mydns
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395. Create your configuration file.
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41	# make conf
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456.	Edit the configuration file.  Change the `db-user' and `db-pass'
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507.	Start `mydns'.  You may want to add something like this to your startup
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53	# mydns --background
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58If you currently have a name server running BIND or something else, you can use
59the `mydnsimport' program to import the data from that server into your new
60MyDNS database.  See the user's manual for details.
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