How to use MySQL after installing it on Linux?

2 years ago
Noah Thompson
2 minutes

To install and use MySQL on Linux, you can follow these steps:

  1. To check if MySQL is already installed in the system, use the following command in the terminal.
mysql --version

If not already installed, you may proceed to the next step.

  1. Install MySQL: You can use the system’s package manager to install MySQL. For example, in Ubuntu, you can use the following command to install it:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-server

During the installation process, the system will prompt you to set a password for the root user.

  1. Start MySQL service: After installation is complete, the MySQL service will automatically start. You can use the following command to check the status of the MySQL service:
sudo service mysql status

If the service is not started, you can manually start it using the following command:

sudo service mysql start
  1. Connect to the MySQL server: You can use the following command to connect to the MySQL server:
mysql -u root -p

Then enter the root user password that was previously set.

  1. To create a database in MySQL, you can use the following command:
CREATE DATABASE database_name;

Replace “database_name” with the name of the database you want to create.

  1. To use the database: you can use the following command to select the database you want to use:
USE database_name;

Replace “database_name” with the name of the database you want to use.

  1. Execute SQL command: You can use the following command to execute SQL command:
SQL_COMMAND;

Replace “SQL_COMMAND” with the SQL command you want to execute.

This way, you can install MySQL on Linux and start using it.

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