If you download a binary package, you must extract and copy the package contents to your desired installation directory. The package contains files required by MySQL Proxy, including additional Lua scripts and other components required for execution.
To install, unpack the archive into the desired directory, then
modify your PATH environment variable so that
you can use the mysql-proxy command directly:
shell>cd /usr/localshell>tar zxf mysql-proxy-shell>0.7.2-osx10.5.tar.gzPATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql-proxy-0.7.2-osx10.5-x86/sbin
If you want to update the path globally on a system, you may
need administrator privileges to modify the appropriate
/etc/profile,
/etc/bashrc, or other system configuration
file.
On Windows, you can update the PATH
environment variable using this procedure:
On the Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and select .
Next select the tab from the menu that appears, and click the button.
Under System Variables, select , then click the button. The dialogue should appear.