How to install MySQL server on CentOS 7

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Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

• A CentOS 7 with root or a non-root user with sudo privileges.

Installing MySQL server

$ yum install mysql-server

Starting MySQL

$ systemctl start mariadb

Setting MySQL to run on system boot

$ chkconfig mariadb on