Install MySQL 8.0.13 on CentOS 7.5 (1804)

Today I’m going to show you how to install MySQL 8.0.13 on CentOS 7.5 (1804).

This tutorial assumes that you are running a stock/default installation of CentOS 7.5, and have NOT previously installed MySQL or MariaDB.

1. Make sure you’re NOT already running MySQL/MariaDB

Run the following command:

mysql -v

Should output the following:

-bash: mysql: command not found

Perfect, let’s keep going!

2. Add the MySQL 8.0 Repository

Run the following command to add the MariaDB 10.3 repository to yum:

rpm -Uvh https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el7-1.noarch.rpm

Should see some output similar to:

Retrieving https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el7-1.noarch.rpm
warning: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.ETGjnt: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 5072e1f5: NOKEY
Preparing...                          ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
   1:mysql80-community-release-el7-1  ################################# [100%]

Awesome, let’s move on!

3. Install MySQL 8.0 and verify success

Run the following command to install MySQL 8.0:

yum install mysql-community-server mysql-community-client

The output should look something like:

=============================================================================================================================================
 Package                               Arch                  Version                                  Repository                        Size
=============================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 mysql-community-client                x86_64                8.0.13-1.el7                             mysql80-community                 26 M
 mysql-community-server                x86_64                8.0.13-1.el7                             mysql80-community                381 M
Installing for dependencies:
 mysql-community-common                x86_64                8.0.13-1.el7                             mysql80-community                554 k
 mysql-community-libs                  x86_64                8.0.13-1.el7                             mysql80-community                2.3 M
 net-tools                             x86_64                2.0-0.22.20131004git.el7                 base                             305 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================================================================================

Once yum does it’s thing, start the MySQL daemon:

systemctl start mysqld

Then verify that the service has started and the installation is complete:

mysql -v

You should see output similar to the following:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.13 MySQL Community Server - GPL

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Awesome, type “quit” to exit, and let’s wrap this up by securing the installation!

4. Securing the Installation

Run the following command

mysql_secure_installation

Now answer the questions that you will be prompted for (the answers I’ve provided are generally what you want to do as well:

Enter current password for root (enter for none):
Set root password? [Y/n] y
Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y
Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y
Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y
Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y

Voila, that’s it! You’ll now be up and running with a secured installation of MySQL 8.0.13.