How To Install MariaDB 5.5 on CentOS 6
MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is easy to install, offers many speed and performance improvements, easy to integrate into most MySQL deployments. Answers for compatibility questions can be found at: MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility. MariaDB offers more storage than MySQL, including Cassandra (NoSQL), XtraDB (drop-in replacement for InnoDB), and OQGRAPH.
- These instructions are intended for installing MariaDB on a single CentOS 6 node.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
First, you’ll follow a simple best practice: ensuring the list of available packages is up to date before installing anything new:
yum -y update
Now find which repo you should use with the MariaDB repository generator. We’re going to add the CentOS 6 (64 bit) MariaDB 5.5 repository.
For a refresher on editing files with vim see: New User Tutorial: Overview of the Vim Text Editor
vim /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB55.repo
# MariaDB 5.5 CentOS repository list – created 2014-10-03 15:57 UTC
# http://mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories/
[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/5.5/centos6-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1
Then exit and save the file with the command :wq .
Stop MySQL:
service mysqld stop
Remove the existing MySQL packages:
yum -y remove mysql-server mysql
At this point, installing MariaDB is as simple as running just one command:
yum -y install mysql-server mysql
And then start MySQL, now MariaDB, again:
service mysql start
Run mysql_upgrade:
mysql_upgrade
Verify MySQL is now MariaDB by using the command client:
mysql
Welcome to the MariaDB monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 2
Server version: 5.5.39-MariaDB MariaDB Server
Copyright (c) 2000, 2014, Oracle, Monty Program Ab and others.
Type ‘help;’ or ‘\h’ for help. Type ‘\c’ to clear the current input statement.
Now, if you want to upgrade to MariaDB 10.0, then check-out our Knowledge Base tutorial: How to Upgrade MySQL 5.1 to MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6
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