MariaDB Installation

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Linux

Prerequisites

  • The host name should be resolvable with resolveip.

RHEL 7

yum install -y mariadb-server mariadb

⚠️ After installation, makes sure you go through the post install steps, described below.

Post-Install

MariaDB Configuration - Post Install

Uninstallation

Uninstallation with state removal:

systemctl stop mariadb.service
systemctl disable mariadb.service
yum remove mariadb-server mariadb
# remove data
rm -r /var/lib/mysql
# remove logs
rm -r /var/log/mariadb
rm -r /var/run/mariadb

Mac

brew install mariadb

Post-Install Configuration

Immediately after installation, start the database as described in To Start at Boot and run mysql_secure_installation.

As configured by the initial installation, the script has to be run by root, which authenticates itself using system credential. In consequence, mysql_secure_installation must be used as sudo:

sudo /opt/brew/bin/mysql_secure_installation

To Start When Needed

To run on demand:

/opt/brew/opt/mariadb/bin/mysqld_safe --datadir\=/opt/brew/var/mysql