MySQL database server is now owned by Oracle (formally Sun Microsystems) but can be installed using command line options without compiling anything under Ubuntu Linux.
| Tutorial details | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Intermediate (rss) |
| Root privileges | Yes |
| Requirements | bash/apt-get |
| Time | N/A |
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
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Installing MySQL 5 server on Ubuntu
Type the following command to install latest stable MySQL server software:
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-common mysql-client
Sample outputs:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libhtml-template-perl libmysqlclient18 libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl mysql-client-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server-core-5.5 Suggested packages: libipc-sharedcache-perl libterm-readkey-perl tinyca mailx The following NEW packages will be installed: libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libhtml-template-perl libmysqlclient18 libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl mysql-client mysql-client-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-common mysql-server mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server-core-5.5 0 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 27.3 MB of archives. After this operation, 97.5 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-common all 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [13.4 kB] Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main libmysqlclient18 amd64 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [948 kB] Get:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libnet-daemon-perl all 0.48-1 [43.1 kB] Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libplrpc-perl all 0.2020-2 [36.0 kB] Get:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libdbi-perl amd64 1.616-1build2 [849 kB] Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libdbd-mysql-perl amd64 4.020-1build2 [106 kB] Get:7 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-client-core-5.5 amd64 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [1,936 kB] Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-client-5.5 amd64 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [8,350 kB] Get:9 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-server-core-5.5 amd64 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [6,085 kB] Get:10 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-server-5.5 amd64 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [8,877 kB] Get:11 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libhtml-template-perl all 2.10-1 [65.0 kB] Get:12 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-client all 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [11.5 kB] Get:13 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main mysql-server all 5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 [11.6 kB] Fetched 27.3 MB in 1min 6s (411 kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-common. (Reading database ... 222510 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mysql-common (from .../mysql-common_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libmysqlclient18. Unpacking libmysqlclient18 (from .../libmysqlclient18_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libnet-daemon-perl. Unpacking libnet-daemon-perl (from .../libnet-daemon-perl_0.48-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libplrpc-perl. Unpacking libplrpc-perl (from .../libplrpc-perl_0.2020-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdbi-perl. Unpacking libdbi-perl (from .../libdbi-perl_1.616-1build2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdbd-mysql-perl. Unpacking libdbd-mysql-perl (from .../libdbd-mysql-perl_4.020-1build2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-core-5.5. Unpacking mysql-client-core-5.5 (from .../mysql-client-core-5.5_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client-5.5. Unpacking mysql-client-5.5 (from .../mysql-client-5.5_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-core-5.5. Unpacking mysql-server-core-5.5 (from .../mysql-server-core-5.5_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up mysql-common (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server-5.5. (Reading database ... 222875 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mysql-server-5.5 (from .../mysql-server-5.5_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libhtml-template-perl. Unpacking libhtml-template-perl (from .../libhtml-template-perl_2.10-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-client. Unpacking mysql-client (from .../mysql-client_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server. Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_all.deb) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up libmysqlclient18 (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Setting up libnet-daemon-perl (0.48-1) ... Setting up libplrpc-perl (0.2020-2) ... Setting up libdbi-perl (1.616-1build2) ... Setting up libdbd-mysql-perl (4.020-1build2) ... Setting up mysql-client-core-5.5 (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-client-5.5 (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-server-core-5.5 (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-server-5.5 (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... mysql start/running, process 9683 Setting up libhtml-template-perl (2.10-1) ... Setting up mysql-client (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Setting up mysql-server (5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
You will be prompted to setup mysql root user account password as follows:
Fig.01: Set a password for the mysql admin root user
Next, you can install the php mysql access module as follows:
$ sudo apt-get install php5-mysql
$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
A Perl5 database interface to the MySQL data can be installed as follows:
$ sudo apt-get install libdbd-mysql-perl
How do I access MySQL server?
Type the following command:
$ mysql -u root -p
You need to supply root user account password:
Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 107 Server version: 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3 (Ubuntu) Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. mysql>
Task: List MySQL databases
Type the following sql command at mysql> prompt:
mysql> show databases;
Sample outputs:
+--------------------+ | Database | +--------------------+ | information_schema | | mysql | | wiki | | wikidb | | wpmu | +--------------------+ 5 rows in set (0.02 sec) mysql>
Task: Add A new MySQL database
To add a new database called myapps, enter:
mysql> create database myapps;
Sample outputs:
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)
Task: Add a new yser for myapps MySQL database
Add a user called vivek and grant access from localhost:
mysql> GRANT ALL ON myapps.* TO vivek@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'Add-Your-Password-Here';
Task: Add a new user for myapps MySQL database (network access)
Make sure user vivek can access myapps database from the Apache web server installed at IP address 192.168.1.10:
mysql> GRANT ALL ON myapps.* TO vivek@192.168.1.10 IDENTIFIED BY 'Your-Password-Here';
How do I view MySQL log files?
The log is stored at the file location /var/log/mysql/error.log, enter:
$ tail -f /var/log/mysql/error.log
Sample outputs:
130511 13:36:51 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool 130511 13:36:51 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda. 130511 13:36:52 InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start 130511 13:36:53 InnoDB: 5.5.31 started; log sequence number 1595675 130511 13:36:53 [Note] Server hostname (bind-address): '127.0.0.1'; port: 3306 130511 13:36:53 [Note] - '127.0.0.1' resolves to '127.0.0.1'; 130511 13:36:53 [Note] Server socket created on IP: '127.0.0.1'. 130511 13:36:53 [Note] Event Scheduler: Loaded 0 events 130511 13:36:53 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections. Version: '5.5.31-0ubuntu0.12.04.1' socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' port: 3306 (Ubuntu)
Use the grep command to search for error message, enter:
$ grep 'something' /var/log/mysql/error.log
How do I configure MySQL database server?
The default configuration file is located at /etc/mysql/my.cnf, enter:
$ sudo vi /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Change network binding to 192.168.1.5 so that web server located at 192.168.1.10 can access the database:
bind-address = 192.168.1.5
Save and close the file.
How do I start / stop / restart the MySQL database server using command line tools?
Type the following commands:
$ sudo service mysql restart
$ sudo service mysql stop
$ sudo service mysql start
Sample outputs:
mysql start/running, process 4930
You can also use the following command for older version:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
Latest version of Ubuntu can use the following commands too:
sudo restart mysql sudo stop mysql sudo start mysql
See Also:
- Shell Script To Add MySQL Database, Username and Password Including Remote Host Access
- Ubuntu / Debian Linux: Services Configuration Tool to Start / Stop System Services
- Mysql user creation – setting up a MySQL new user account
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Thanks dude!
Hi Friend,
I am facing so much issues while installing MySQL on my Ubuntu.
vishwa@ubuntu:/$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-common mysql-client
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
E: Unable to locate package mysql-server
E: Unable to locate package mysql-client
Please help me out!!! Think its very urgent!!
Thanks
Vishwa
Hi Vishwa,
Please execute sudo apt-get update command first, then execute sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-common mysql-client
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