In this tutorial we will show you how to install MySQL on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, MySQL is the most popular open-source relational database management system. The MySQL source code is freely available because it was originally developed as freeware. MySQL is written in C and C++ and is compatible with all major operating systems. MySQL can be used for a variety of applications, but is most commonly found on the popular LAMP and LEMP stacks.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation MySQL on a Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) server.
Install MySQL on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa
Step 1. First make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt commands in the terminal.
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptupgrade |
To install MySQL server run the following commands:
1 | sudoaptinstallmysql-server |
Once complete, you can verify MySQL is installed by running the below command:
1 2 3 | sudosystemctlstatusmysql sudosystemctlstartmysql sudosystemctlenablemysql |
You can confirm that the MySQL client was installed successfully and see what version your system is running with this command:
1 | mysql-V |
The first thing you’ll want to do after installing your MySQL server is secure it via the following command:
1 | mysql_secure_installation |
Configure it like this:
1 2 3 4 5 | -Setrootpassword?[Y/n]y -Removeanonymoususers?[Y/n]y -Disallowrootloginremotely?[Y/n]y -Removetestdatabaseandaccesstoit?[Y/n]y -Reloadprivilegetablesnow?[Y/n]y |
To log into MySQL, use the following command (note that it’s the same command you would use to log into a MySQL database):
1 | mysql-uroot-p |
One of the most important things when running MySQL on a production server is to get the most out of its performances. If you are a beginner and you do not know how to tune your MySQL server, you can start with a program called MySQLTuner. It will help you to analyze your server and to tune MySQL for better overall performances.
Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed MySQL. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing MySQL server in Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official MySQL website.
