Remi Repository or Les RPM de Remi repository is one of the popular 3rd party repositories for CentOS. [See //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 //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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