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 So I am installing Drupal and CiviCRM for the umpteenth time and before I go any further I am curious as to the actual requirements.  When I read the server requirements it indicates to me that Drupal and CiviCRM were tested for and will run on MySQL 5.0?

1. Server Requirements
CiviCRM for Drupal has been developed and tested by our team on the following 'recommended' platforms:
Linux
Apache 2.1
PHP 5.2.x (or newer)
MySQL 5.x with INNODB enabled
Drupal 7.x

 And when I read this it indicates that in order to use the automated installer MySQL needs to be 5.1+

Automated Installer for CiviCRM 4.1 on Drupal 7.x

This page provides instructions for using the web-based Automated Installer. This is the recommended installation method.

If you are upgrading from v3.1, v3.2, v3.3, v3.4 or a prior version of v4.1 - use these instructions

Before beginning the install process, please verify that your server meets all the requirements for CiviCRM 4.1.
Drupal 7.x : CiviCRM 4.1 is built to run under Drupal 7 and is not compatible with either Drupal 5 sites.
PHP 5.2.1+ : Starting with the 1.9 release, CiviCRM will NOT run on PHP4 servers. CiviCRM 4.1 is compatible with PHP 5.3. (more info...).
MySQL 5.1.x or higher with INNODB support : CiviCRM is compatible with the current generally available MySQL release. Trigger permission is required to enable logging and multi-lingual support. SUPER privileges are required in MySQL 5.1 if binary logging is enabled.
PCRE with Unicode properties support (more info).
MAMP XCache in-compatibility* - Several people have reported "white screen of death" trying to run CiviCRM 4 with MAMP's XCache enabled (check MAMP > Preferences > PHP > Cache).

 These are the specs of the server I am trying to install to. Does it meet the minimum requirements?

Apache 2.2.13
php 5.3.6
MySQL 5.0
MySQL client api 5.0.77
PDO Drives enebaled  MySQL, sqlite, sqlite2

Thanks

Thanks Xavier,

 Unfortunately I have no control over the MySQL version and the software I had originally started with was okay with 5.0. Going to give it one more try before I go back to plan a.

 Another question I have in regards to CiviCRM is what else s required to use CivicEvents? In otherwords what other CiviCRM modules, (not other dependences, i.e.views etc.) are requred installs for using things that appear to have been CiviCRM add-on modules in past releases?
 
 Do I need to install civicrm_events-7.x-1.2.tar.gz to use the events feature or s this built in in 4.1.0?

 Thanks again

 Thank You Petednz,

 It took me a bit to find it again on the Download and Extend page but I wanted to be sure because the teo most important events do have reduced fees for early registration. civicrm_events-7.x-1.2.tar.gz turns out to be the CiviCRM Events Calender. This has been a problem for me finding other dependencies because what they are called in the modules list isn't always the same as what they are called when searching for them in the downloads.

 Thanks again.