How to install MySQL Server on Centos

In this tutorial, How to install MySQL Server on Centos/RedHat. The default local repository only supports MySQL packages including MySQL (replaced by Mariadb), Mongodb, so forth. In some cases, you need to install the correct MySQL Community server. I will point to a local repository dedicated to MySQL. Linux the essential for DevOps Roles.

My environment

• Centos 7/6.
• MySQL Version 8.

Install MySQL Server on CentOS 7

Step 1. Disable the current repository on Centos.

Failure to do this will result in conflicting package MongoDB on Epel repository. Install a package management software package:

$ sudo yum install yum-utils

Disable repository ‘remi- *’ and internet MongoDB package if pre-ordered:

$ sudo yum-config-manager --disable \*epel\*
$ sudo yum-config-manager --disable \*mongo\*

Step 2. Enable repository MySQL Server.

Create a “/etc/yum.repos.d/MySQL.repo” file with the content as below:

# Enable to use MySQL 5.5
[Local-mysql55-community]
name=MySQL 5.5 Community Server
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-5.5-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

# Enable to use MySQL 5.6
[Local-mysql56-community]
name=MySQL 5.6 Community Server
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-5.6-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

# Enable to use MySQL 5.7
[Local-mysql57-community]
name=MySQL 5.7 Community Server
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-5.7-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

[Local-mysql80-community]
name=MySQL 8.0 Community Server
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-8.0-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

[Local-mysql80-mysql-cluster-7.6-community]
name=MySQL cluster 7.6 community
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-cluster-7.6-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

[Local-mysql-cluster-7.5-community]
name=MySQL Cluster 7.5 Community
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-cluster-7.5-community/el/7/\$basearch/
enabled=0
gpgcheck=0

[Local-mysql-connectors-community]
name=MySQL Connectors Community
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-connectors-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

[Local-mysql-tools-community]
name=MySQL Tools Community
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-tools-community/el/\$releasever/\$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

[Local-mysql-tools-preview]
name=MySQL Tools Preview
baseurl=http://repo.mysql.com/yum/mysql-tools-preview/el/7/\$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

Install the MySQL Community Server package:

$ sudo yum install mysql-community-server

Install another library for MySQL Server  (if necessary)

Workbench

$ sudo yum install mysql-workbench-community

Shared client libraries

$ sudo yum install mysql-community-libs

MySQL Cluster server

$ sudo yum install mysql-cluster-community
$ sudo yum install mysql-cluster-community-management-server

Shell Tools

$ sudo yum install mysql-shell

Tools

$ sudo yum install mysql-utilities
$ sudo yum install mysql-router

Connector

$ sudo yum install mysql-connector-python
$ sudo yum install mysql-connector-odbc

Step 3. Disable MongoDB and Enable back the repository epel.

$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable \*epel\*
$ sudo yum-config-manager --disable \*mongo\*

To install MySQL Server another  version (Option)

MySQL versions other you can enable/disable in the directory: /etc/yum.repos.d/MySQL.repo

Disable the current MySQL version:

$ sudo yum-config-manager --disable Local-mysql\*-community

Enable MySQL version 5.6, type the command:

$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable Local-mysql56-community

Enable MySQL version 5.7, type the command:

$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable Local-mysql57-community

Checking the current MySQL version with the command:

$ sudo yum info mysql-community-server

Reference to  MySQL

Conclusion

Thought the article, You can “Install MySQL Server” as above. I hope will this your helpful.