This is a quick how to on setting up mysql on Fedora. These commands are run on the terminal and may require root access. To change users use this command: su root
Install mysql packages:
yum install mysql mysql-devel mysql-server
Start the mysql server:
service mysqld start
If you want the mysql service to start everytime the machine starts do:
chkconfig mysqld on
Set up the root password for mysql:
mysqladmin -u root password <strong><em>yourpassword</em></strong>
To get into a mysql prompt do:
mysql -u root -p
The above will change your terminal prompt from something like “[annasob@ireland 1.0]$” to “mysql>”
Create a User and set their privileges in a mysql prompt
CREATE USER 'monty'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'some_pass'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'monty'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
After this you can create databases and create tables.
