Joe Klemmer wrote: > So the end result of this message is simply can someone point me to the > howto use mysql on CentOS/RHEL info. I just need to be able to start > adding db's and such. Once there I'm good to go. 1. Install mysql # yum install mysql-server mysql 2. Start MySQL Service To start mysql server type the following command: # chkconfig mysqld on # /etc/init.d/mysqld start 3. Setup mysql root password Type the following command to setup a password for root user: # mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD Test mysql connectivity Type the following command to connect to MySQL server: $ mysql -u root -p 4. Install phpmyadmin and configure it. 5. You are good to go. Thanks, Josh. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos