MySQL
MySQL is a fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL database server. It is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
Installation
To install MySQL, run the following command from a terminal prompt:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
During the installation process you will be prompted to enter a password for the
MySQL root user.
Once the installation is complete, the MySQL server should be started automatically. You can run the following command from a terminal prompt to check whether the MySQL server is running:
sudo netstat -tap | grep mysql
When you run this command, you should see the following line or something similar:
tcp 0 0 localhost.localdomain:mysql *:* LISTEN -
If the server is not running correctly, you can type the following command to start it:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
Configuration
You can edit the /etc/mysql/my.cnf file to configure the basic settings -- log file, port number, etc. For example, to configure
MySQL to listen for connections from network hosts, change the
bind_address directive to the server's IP address:
bind-address = 192.168.0.5
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Replace 192.168.0.5 with the appropriate address. |
After making a change to /etc/mysql/my.cnf the
mysql daemon will need to be restarted:
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart