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On Linux:

The below high-level steps were used to install and configure MySQL on a CentOS 7.9 Linux server.

  1. Login to the server with root credentials.

  2. (Optional) Update the server prior to the install.

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# yum update

  1. Go to the directory where MySQL Zip file is copied and unzip it.

  2. Install MySQL using the following command:

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# yum localinstall ./*.rpm

During the installation, you might be prompted to enter the password for the root user for your MySQL installation.

  1. When installing MySQL on CentOS 7.9, a temporary root password is generated and available in mysqld.log file under /var/log.

  2. Log in to the MySQL client.

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# mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -uroot -p

  1. Enter the Temporary password created for the root user.

  2. Change the root password.

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mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<NEW_PASSWORD>'; mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;

9. Test the new password.

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# mysql -u root -p<new_password>