MySQL is an open source free relational database management system (RDBMS) released under GNU (General Public License). It is used to run multiple databases on any single server by providing multi-user access to each created database. This article will walk through you the process of installing and updating latest MySQL 5.7.9 version onRHEL/CentOS 7/6/5 and Fedora 23/22/21 using MySQL Yum repository via YUM utility.
Step 1: Adding the MySQL Yum Repository
1. I will use official MySQL Yum software repository, which will provides RPM packages for installing the latest version of MySQL server, client, MySQL Utilities, MySQL Workbench, Connector/ODBC, and Connector/Python for the RHEL/CentOS 7/6/5 and Fedora 23-21.
Important: These instructions only works on fresh installation of MySQL on the server, if there is already a MySQL installed using a third-party-distributed RPM package, then I recommend you to upgrade or replace the installed MySQL package using the MySQL Yum Repository”.
Before Upgrading or Replacing old MySQL package, don’t forget to take all important databases backup and configuration files.
2. Now download and add the following MySQL Yum repository to your respective Linux distribution system’s repository list to install the latest version of MySQL (i.e. 5.7.9 released on 21 October 2015).
--------------- On RHEL/CentOS 7 ---------------
# wget http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-el7-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On RHEL/CentOS 6 ---------------
# wget http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-el6-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On RHEL/CentOS 5 ---------------
# wget http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-el5-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On Fedora 23 ---------------
# wget http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-fc23-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On Fedora 22 ---------------
# wget http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-fc22-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On Fedora 21 ---------------
# wget http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql57-community-release-fc21-7.noarch.rpm
3. After downloading the package for your Linux platform, now install the downloaded package with the following command.
--------------- On RHEL/CentOS 7 ---------------
# yum localinstall mysql57-community-release-el7-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On RHEL/CentOS 6 ---------------
# yum localinstall mysql57-community-release-el6-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On RHEL/CentOS 5 ---------------
# yum localinstall mysql57-community-release-el5-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On Fedora 23 ---------------
# dnf localinstall mysql57-community-release-fc23-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On Fedora 22 ---------------
# dnf localinstall mysql57-community-release-fc22-7.noarch.rpm
--------------- On Fedora 21 ---------------
# yum localinstall mysql57-community-release-fc21-7.noarch.rpm
The above installation command adds the MySQL Yum repository to system’s repository list and downloads the GnuPG key to verify the integrity of the packages.
4. You can verify that the MySQL Yum repository has been added successfully by using following command.
The above command installs all the needed packages for MySQL server mysql-community-server, mysql-community-client, mysql-community-common and mysql-community-libs.
Step 3: Installing MySQL Release Series
6. You can also install different MySQL version using different sub-repositories of MySQL Community Server. The sub-repository for the recent MySQL series (currently MySQL 5.7) is activated by default, and the sub-repositories for all other versions (for example, the MySQL 5.6 or 5.5 series) are deactivated by default.
To install specific version from specific sub-repository, you can use --enable or --disableoptions using yum-config-manager or dnf config-manageras shown:
7. After successful installation of MySQL, it’s time to start the MySQL server with the following command:
# service mysqld start
You can verify the status of the MySQL server with the help of following command.
# service mysqld status
This is the sample output of running MySQL under my CentOS 7 box.
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status mysqld.service
mysqld.service - MySQL Server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysqld.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2015-10-29 05:15:19 EDT; 4min 5s ago
Process: 5314 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/mysqld --daemonize $MYSQLD_OPTS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 5298 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mysqld_pre_systemd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 5317 (mysqld)
CGroup: /system.slice/mysqld.service
└─5317 /usr/sbin/mysqld --daemonize
Oct 29 05:15:19 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started MySQL Server.
8. Now finally verify the installed MySQL version using following command.
# mysql --version
mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.9, for Linux (x86_64) using EditLine wrapper
Step 5: Securing the MySQL Installation
9. The command mysql_secure_installation allows you to secure your MySQL installation by performing important settings like setting the root password, removing anonymous users, removing root login, and so on.
# mysql_secure_installation
Now follow the onscreen instructions carefully, for reference see the output of the above command below.
Sample Output
Securing the MySQL server deployment.
Enter password for user root: Enter New Root Password
VALIDATE PASSWORD PLUGIN can be used to test passwords
and improve security. It checks the strength of password
and allows the users to set only those passwords which are
secure enough. Would you like to setup VALIDATE PASSWORD plugin?
Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No: y
There are three levels of password validation policy:
LOW Length >= 8
MEDIUM Length >= 8, numeric, mixed case, and special characters
STRONG Length >= 8, numeric, mixed case, special characters and dictionary file
Please enter 0 = LOW, 1 = MEDIUM and 2 = STRONG: 2
Using existing password for root.
Estimated strength of the password: 50
Change the password for root ? ((Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
New password: Set New MySQL Password
Re-enter new password: Re-enter New MySQL Password
Estimated strength of the password: 100
Do you wish to continue with the password provided?(Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
By default, a MySQL installation has an anonymous user,
allowing anyone to log into MySQL without having to have
a user account created for them. This is intended only for
testing, and to make the installation go a bit smoother.
You should remove them before moving into a production
environment.
Remove anonymous users? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
Success.
Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from
'localhost'. This ensures that someone cannot guess at
the root password from the network.
Disallow root login remotely? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
Success.
By default, MySQL comes with a database named 'test' that
anyone can access. This is also intended only for testing,
and should be removed before moving into a production
environment.
Remove test database and access to it? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
- Dropping test database...
Success.
- Removing privileges on test database...
Success.
Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes
made so far will take effect immediately.
Reload privilege tables now? (Press y|Y for Yes, any other key for No) : y
Success.
All done!
Step 6: Connecting to MySQL Server
10. Connecting to newly installed MySQL server by providing username and password.
# mysql -u root -p
Sample Output:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 19
Server version: 5.7.9 MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql>
Step 7: Updating MySQL with Yum
11. Besides fresh installation, you can also do updates for MySQL products and components with the help of following command.
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