Install and setup mysql centos redhat

How to install MySQL

  1. Install MySQL
    yum install mysql-server mysql php-mysql

How to configure MySQL

  1. Set the MySQL service to start on boot
    chkconfig –levels 235 mysqld on
  2. Start the MySQL service
    service mysqld start
  3. Log into MySQL
    mysql -u root
  4. Set the root user password for all local domains
    SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@’localhost’ = PASSWORD(‘new-password‘);
    SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@’localhost.localdomain’ = PASSWORD(‘new-password‘);
    SET PASSWORD FOR ‘root’@’127.0.0.1’ = PASSWORD(‘new-password‘);
  5. Drop the Any user
    DROP USER ”@’localhost’;
    DROP USER ”@’localhost.localdomain’;
  6. Exit MySQL
    exit