How to install and configure MySQL on Cent OS
Here are the steps to install and configure MySQL on Cent OS : Install MySql Server yum install mysql-server mysql php-mysql Set to Chkconfig to start on boot chkconfig –level 235 mysqld on Start the MySQL service service mysqld start Set the password for all domains myql -u root 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'); Exit and verify the MySQL version exit mysql --version mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.1.73, for redhat-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 5.1