Install MySQL Tutorial on Ubuntu 20.04

Install MySQL Tutorial on Ubuntu 20.04

prerequisites

Make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges.

Install MySQL on Ubuntu

At the time of writing, the latest version of MySQL available in the Ubuntu repositories is MySQL 8.0. To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install mysql-server

After the installation is complete, the MySQL service will start automatically. To verify that the MySQL server is running, enter:

sudo systemctl status mysql

The output should show that the service is enabled and running:

● mysql.service - MySQL Community Server
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mysql.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
 Active: active (running) since Tue 2020-04-28 20:59:52 UTC; 10min ago
 Main PID: 8617 (mysqld)
 Status: "Server is operational"
 ...

secure-mysql

The MySQL installation comes with a script called mysql_secure_installation, which allows you to easily increase the security of your database server.

Call the script without parameters:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

You will be asked to configureVALIDATE PASSWOR