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This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the MySQL database server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5, and 6. It outlines how to install MySQL using the RHN or CentOS repository, start the MySQL service, set the root password, test connectivity, and configure options in the my.cnf file such as the query cache, buffer sizes, logging, and caches. The configuration options specified aim to optimize performance by caching queries, buffering data, logging slow queries, and setting resource limits.

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Redhat Enterprise Linux

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the MySQL database server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, 5, and 6. It outlines how to install MySQL using the RHN or CentOS repository, start the MySQL service, set the root password, test connectivity, and configure options in the my.cnf file such as the query cache, buffer sizes, logging, and caches. The configuration options specified aim to optimize performance by caching queries, buffering data, logging slow queries, and setting resource limits.

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Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Install and

Configure MySQL Database Server


by NI X CRAFT on MARCH 20, 2007 42 COMMENTS LAST UPDATED JUNE 22, 2012
in CENTOS, FEDORA LI NUX, LI NUX

How do I install the MySQL database server under
Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 / 5 / 6?

You can install mysql using any one of the following
medium.
a) Install MySQL package using RHN or CentOS repo.
b) Install MySQL rpms from CD/DVD media.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux install Mysql
database server
Type the following command to install mysql server
using the RHN or CentOS repo:
Redhat Enterprise Linux - RHEL 5 /
6 MySQL installation
Type the following command as root user:
# yum install mysql-server mysql
Redhat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
4/3 MySQL installation
Type the following command as root user:
# up2date mysql-server mysql
Start MySQL Service
To start the mysql server type the following command:
# chkconfig mysqld on
# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
Setup the mysql root password
Type the following command to setup a password for
root user:
# mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD
Test the mysql connectivity
Type the following command to connect to MySQL
server:
$ mysql -u root -p
Configure the mysql server
Edit /etc/my.cnf, enter (please note that following are
sample values, you need to adjust them as per your
requirements):
# vi /etc/my.cnf
You can configure mysql query cache as follows (add in
[mysqld] section) to speed up mysql:

query_cache_type = 1
query_cache_limit = 1M
query_cache_size = 32M

You can setup MyISAM buffer size and recover options:

# For MyISAM #
key_buffer_size = 24M
myisam_recover = FORCE,BACKUP

Log slow queries for troubleshooting as follows:

# LOGGING #
log_queries_not_using_indexes = 1
slow_query_log = 1
slow_query_log_file =
/var/lib/mysql/mysqld-slow-query.log

Set caches and other limits as follows:

tmp_table_size = 32M
max_heap_table_size = 32M
max_connections = 500
thread_cache_size = 50
open_files_limit = 65535
table_definition_cache = 4096
table_open_cache = 512

Save and close the file. You can reload or restart the
changes as follows:
# /sbin/service mysqld restart
OR
# /sbin/service mysqld reload
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