How To Install Mariadb

How to install Mariadb/MySQL server on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux
The default relational SQL database on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux has been chnaged
from MySQL to MariaDB. MariaDB is a community-developed fork of the MySQL
relational database and in-place substitute for MySQL.
In this tutorial you will learn:
 How to install MariaDB/MySQL server

 How to start and enable MariaDB to start automatically after reboot
 How to secure MariaDB database and set root password
 How to create database for a remote access
 How to open MySQL/MariaDB firewall ports for incoming traffic
 How to login to MySQL/MariaDB from a remote host
MariaDB on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 database creation example

Software Requirements and Conventions Used
Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System RHEL 8 / CentOS 8
Software MariaDB 10.3.10
Other Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges

either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
Conventions
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-
privileged user
How to install Mariadb/MySQL server on RHEL 8 Linux step by step instructions
1. Perform MariaDB server installation:
# dnf install mariadb-server
2. Start MariaDB server and enable the database to start after reboot:
# systemctl start mariadb
# systemctl enable mariadb
3. Secure MariaDB database with mysql_secure_installation script. This step is

optional but highly recommended:
# mysql_secure_installation
NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE! PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!
In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user. If you've just installed MariaDB, and
you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
so you should just press enter here.
Enter current password for root (enter for none):

OK, successfully used password, moving on...
Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MariaDB
root user without the proper authorisation.
Set root password? [Y/n] Y

New password:
Re-enter new password:
Password updated successfully!
Reloading privilege tables..
... Success!
By default, a MariaDB installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone

to log into MariaDB without having to have a user account created for
them. This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation
go a bit smoother. You should remove them before moving into a
production environment.
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] Y
... Success!
Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. This

ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y

... Success!
By default, MariaDB comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can
access. This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed
before moving into a production environment.
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y

- Dropping test database...
... Success!
- Removing privileges on test database...
... Success!
Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far
will take effect immediately.
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y

... Success!
Cleaning up...
All done! If you've completed all of the above steps, your MariaDB
installation should now be secure.
Thanks for using MariaDB!
Step 4:- Create a sample database. In the following example we will use the
following parameters:
DDATABE NAME = linuxconfig
USER NAME = lubos
REMOTE IP ADDRESS = 192.168.1.2
PASSWORD = linuxconfig.org
PERMISSIONS = GRANT ALL
Start by login into the MariaDB database as root user using the previously created
root password.
In case you did not secure your MariaDB database with password simply omit
the -p option with the mysql command:
# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 17
Server version: 10.3.10-MariaDB MariaDB Server
Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE linuxconfig;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.001 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'lubos'@'192.168.1.2' IDENTIFIED BY

'linuxconfig.org';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.001 sec)
MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL ON linuxconfig.* TO 'lubos'@'192.168.1.2';

MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

MariaDB [(none)]> quit

Bye
Step 5:- Open up the firewall port for incoming MySQL/MariaDB connections:
# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=mysql

Success
# firewall-cmd –reload
success
Step 6:- Login to MariaDB database from the remote host eg. 192.168.1.2 to
RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 MariadDB server using preset hostname like for example in
this case rhel8-mariadb or by specifying the server’s IP address:
$ mysql -h rhel8-mariadb -u lubos -p

Enter password:
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 18
Server version: 10.3.10-MariaDB MariaDB Server
Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and

others.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current
input statement.
MariaDB [(none)]> Bye

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How to install Mariadb/MySQL server on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

In this tutorial you will learn:

 How to install MariaDB/MySQL server

MariaDB on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 database creation example

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions

Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used

System RHEL 8 / CentOS 8

Software MariaDB 10.3.10

# – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges

How to install Mariadb/MySQL server on RHEL 8 Linux step by step instructions

1. Perform MariaDB server installation:

# dnf install mariadb-server

# systemctl start mariadb

# systemctl enable mariadb

3. Secure MariaDB database with mysql_secure_installation script. This step is

Enter current password for root (enter for none):

Set root password? [Y/n] Y

By default, a MariaDB installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone

Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. This

Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] Y

Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] Y

Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] Y

Thanks for using MariaDB!

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and others.

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE linuxconfig;

MariaDB [(none)]> CREATE USER 'lubos'@'192.168.1.2' IDENTIFIED BY

MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL ON linuxconfig.* TO 'lubos'@'192.168.1.2';

MariaDB [(none)]> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

MariaDB [(none)]> quit

# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=mysql

$ mysql -h rhel8-mariadb -u lubos -p

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle, MariaDB Corporation Ab and

MariaDB [(none)]> Bye

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