Install mysql 5.5 centos 7

Install mysql 5.5 centos 7
Remi Repository or Les RPM de Remi repository is one of the popular 3rd party repositories for CentOS. (See http://rpms.famillecollet.com/) Remi repository provides and maintains the latest version of MySQL and PHP. Remi repository can be very useful
when you need the latest version of Linux Apache MySQL and PHP (LAMP) server. In this post, i will share on how to install MySQL 5.5 database on linux CentOS 6.2 using 3rd party repository, Remi repository.

Prerequisites :
How to Install Remi yum Repository on CentOS 6.2 x86 and x86_64

Simply run the following command to install latest MySQL Server packages :

[root@centos62 ~]# yum install mysql mysql-server -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centos.ipserverone.com
 * extras: centos.ipserverone.com
 * remi: rpms.famillecollet.com
 * remi-test: rpms.famillecollet.com
 * updates: centos.ipserverone.com
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mysql.i686 0:5.5.25-1.el6.remi will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: mysql-libs(x86-32) = 5.5.25-1.el6.remi for package: mysql-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686
---> Package mysql-server.i686 0:5.5.25-1.el6.remi will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1(LIBAIO_0.4) for package: mysql-server-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1(LIBAIO_0.1) for package: mysql-server-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1 for package: mysql-server-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libaio.i686 0:0.3.107-10.el6 will be installed
---> Package mysql-libs.i686 0:5.5.25-1.el6.remi will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

====================================================================================================
 Package                   Arch              Version                        Repository         Size
====================================================================================================
Installing:
 mysql                     i686              5.5.25-1.el6.remi              remi              5.8 M
 mysql-server              i686              5.5.25-1.el6.remi              remi               10 M
Installing for dependencies:
 libaio                    i686              0.3.107-10.el6                 base               21 k
 mysql-libs                i686              5.5.25-1.el6.remi              remi              771 k

Transaction Summary
====================================================================================================
Install       4 Package(s)

Total download size: 17 M
Installed size: 77 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/4): libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686.rpm                                        |  21 kB     00:00
(2/4): mysql-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686.rpm                                      | 5.8 MB     12:36
(3/4): mysql-libs-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686.rpm                                 | 771 kB     01:35
(4/4): mysql-server-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686.rpm                               |  10 MB     21:41
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                               8.0 kB/s |  17 MB     35:56
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing : mysql-libs-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686                                                1/4

WARNING : This MySQL RPM is not an official Fedora/Redhat build and it
overrides the official one. Don't file bugs on Fedora Project nor Redhat.
Use dedicated forums http://forums.famillecollet.com/

  Installing : mysql-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686                                                     2/4
  Installing : libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686                                                       3/4
  Installing : mysql-server-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686                                              4/4

Installed:
  mysql.i686 0:5.5.25-1.el6.remi                mysql-server.i686 0:5.5.25-1.el6.remi

Dependency Installed:
  libaio.i686 0:0.3.107-10.el6                  mysql-libs.i686 0:5.5.25-1.el6.remi

Complete!

Start the MySQL daemon service :

[root@centos62 ~]# service mysqld start
Starting mysqld:                                           [  OK  ]

Login to database :

[root@centos62 ~]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.5.25 MySQL Community Server (GPL) by Remi

Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> exit

Check existing MySQL installed related packages :

[root@centos62 ~]# rpm -qa | grep mysql
compat-mysql51-5.1.54-1.el6.remi.i686
mysql-libs-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686
mysql-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686
mysql-server-5.5.25-1.el6.remi.i686

Check mysql version :

[root@centos62 ~]# mysql -V
mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.25, for Linux (i686) using readline 5.1
[root@centos62 ~]#

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