Standard MySQL

If you will be accessing MySQL directly through PHP, you should install it first, according to the instructions in InstallNotes-Database.txt. Once it is installed, grant the apache user permission to show the list of databases. This will allow basic status information to be returned to PHP. If any other priviledges are required, they can be granted in a similar manner:

     mysql -u root -psecretpw
     grant show databases on *.* to 'apache'@'localhost';