How to install mysql

[luoleiCN]

i am a newer to linux
yum list mysql

i got so many,

mysql.i386 5.0.51a-1.fc9 installed
mysql-libs.i386 5.0.51a-1.fc9 installed
mysql-server.i386 5.0.51a-1.fc9 installed
Available Packages
MySQL-python.i386 1.2.2-7.fc9 updates
mysql++.i386 3.0.4-1.fc9 updates
mysql++-devel.i386 3.0.4-1.fc9 updates
mysql++-manuals.i386 3.0.4-1.fc9 updates
mysql-administrator.i386 5.0r12-8.fc9 updates
mysql-bench.i386 5.0.51a-1.fc9 fedora
mysql-connector-java.i386 1:3.1.12-5.fc9 fedora
mysql-connector-odbc.i386 3.51.24r1071-1.fc9 fedora
mysql-devel.i386 5.0.51a-1.fc9 fedora
mysql-gui-common.i386 5.0r12-8.fc9 updates
mysql-gui-tools.i386 5.0r12-8.fc9 updates
mysql-proxy.i386 0.6.1-1.fc9 fedora
mysql-query-browser.i386 5.0r12-8.fc9 updates
mysql-test.i386 5.0.51a-1.fc9 fedora
mysqltuner.noarch 0.9.8-1 updates



which should i choose ,and i need gui

[oneofmany]

"yum install mysql" should be all you need but the basic server requires the top 3 in your list which are apready installed. everything else is just access libraries and development utilities.

to start it up, you'll need to do the following..

su -
chkconfig mysqld on
service mysqld start

the first time it is started, it will initialise the database and give you the following 2 lines in order to set your root access password ...

/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h your.host.name password 'new-password'

you can ignore the information about how to start the daemon

[luoleiCN]

many thanks , i came to linux just 10 days ago
i got it

yum intall mysql.i386
yum intall mysql-server.i386
yum install mysql-gui-common.i386
yum install mysql-gui-tools.i386

i also got gui.

and this can start mysql service

/sbin/chkconfig --add mysqld       
/sbin/chkconfig mysqld on           
/sbin/service mysqld start

ps: i am Chinese, my eglish is so poor that sometimes i cannot pass the egllish exam. but i hope this can help to install mysql.

[arshad3m]

hallo friends,
i installed the above mentioned application. it asks to connect to a server. i wonder where can i find a server since i have only one computer in my home. this is the window i get. and i dont know what password it asks for.



furthermore, i used to work in microsoft sql server 2005, do all those commands and queries can be applied here also??

thanks you very much.

[oneofmany]

if you installed and started the mysql server, try localhost

[pete_1967]

If you have MySQL installed on your desktop, you just need to add its details.

Hostname would be localhost
Username would be what ever user you added (root) by default
Password is password for the user (unless you configured root to use password <--- you should have!) else leave empty.

MSSQL and MySQL are not 100% compatible, actually no SQL server (PostGRE, Oracle etc etc) use same SQL syntax than others.

Only if your tables and queries are very simple and basic you may be in luck to get away with just replicating one DB SQL to another.

[arshad3m]

thank you, but,,,,,
i have installed it but i cant find it anywhere. in application>>programming>> i have only 'mysql Administrator' and 'mysql query browser'.




as you said, i just typed local host and clicked connect. this is what the message i got.

[luoleiCN]

hi ,arshad3m
i agree with pete
set root(root of mysql not fedora) code:

mysqladmin -u root password 'newpassword'

you can do this to make your mysql safer:

mysql> DROP DATABASE test;
mysql> DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE user = '';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;


i hope it will help

[oneofmany]

from a terminal window..

su -
chkconfig mysqld on
service mysqld start

[luoleiCN]

you must start mysql service first

/sbin/chkconfig --add mysqld
/sbin/chkconfig mysqld on
/sbin/service mysqld start

then connect again

[arshad3m]

thank you very much 'oneofmany' and 'luoleiCN' it worked now. but i wonder why u gave 'mysqld' ? cant we give any prefix other than 'd' after mysql??

thanks

[oneofmany]

luoleiCN, you shouldn't require the --add line

[oneofmany]

Originally Posted by arshad3m

thank you very much 'oneofmany' and 'luoleiCN' it worked now. but i wonder why u gave 'mysqld' ? cant we give any prefix other than 'd' after mysql??

thanks

the "d" refers to "daemon" which is the unix name for a "service" which is what the mysql server is.

[arshad3m]

thank you very much.

[arshad3m]

hai i tried to create a simple table. but even after i execute i cant view the result. please tell me where to see the output.

thank you very much.