Linux Administration Cookbook

How to do it...

It's considered a good practice to install software before you try to interact with it. Bearing this in mind, install mariadb-server:

$ sudo yum install mariadb-server -y

Next, ensure that it's started and configured to start at boot (this can take a few seconds):

$ sudo systemctl enable --now mariadbCreated symlink from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mariadb.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service.

Before we go any further, run the mysql_secure_installation script:

$ mysql_secure_installation

This will present you with a series of prompts. Answer them as follows:

• Enter current password for root (enter for none): <BLANK, HIT ENTER>
• Set root password? Y
• New password: examplerootpassword
• Remove anonymous ...