yum install mysql

yum install mysql-server

yum install mysql-devel

chgrp -R mysql /var/lib/mysql

chmod -R 770 /var/lib/mysql

service mysqld start 

mysql

SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('secret_password');



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