MySQL Setup
How to Install MySQL on CentOS 7 MySQL is one of the most widely used database management systems for websites and server applications. It’s an essential tool that every webmaster should learn. That’s why in this tutorial, we will show you how to install MySQL on CentOS 7 through an SSH connection. How to Install MySQL on a CentOS 7 Server? There are three steps needed when you want to install MySQL — download the MySQL repository, install it, and check its status. We’ll go through each step in greater detail. 1. Download and Prepare the MySQL Repository Before we begin learning how to install MySQL on CentOS 7, make sure that either your VPS or dedicated server is running on CentOS 7 and you have root access to it. You can learn how to connect to your server via SSH by following our tutorial. We need to update our system by typing in the following command: sudo yum update After the system is updated, it is time to download the MySQL repositories. You can also view other repository v