Setting up a MySQL database
This recipe shows you how to perform a basic installation of the popular MySQL database server on CentOS. MySQL is the second most widely used database system today, which is found across many different industries providing data storage for everything from dynamic websites to large-scale data warehouses.
Getting ready
This recipe requires a CentOS system with a working network connection and administrative privileges either using the root account or sudo.
How to do it...
Follow these steps to install MySQL and create a new database:
- Download the repository configuration package for the Oracle-maintained MySQL repository:
curl -LO dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-el7- 7.noarch.rpm - Install the downloaded package: ...
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