MySQL is a widely used and fast SQL database server. It is a client/server implementation that consists of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs/libraries.

Installing Mysql database in Ubuntu

sudo aptitude install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev

This will complete the installation of mysql server 5.0.45 in ubuntu gutsy.

Configuring Mysql in ubuntu

MySQL initially only allows connections from the localhost (127.0.0.1). We’ll need to remove that restriction if you wish to make it accessible to everyone on the internet. Open the file /etc/mysql/my.cnf

sudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Find the line bind-address = 127.0.0.1 and comment it out
…
#bind-address = 127.0.0.1
…

You can check your configuration using the following command

#netstat -tap

Output Looks like below

tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 4997/mysqld

MySQL comes with no root password as default. This is a huge security risk. You’ll need to set one. So that the local computer gets root access as well, you’ll need to set a password for that too. The local-machine-name is the name of the computer you’re working on. For more information see here

sudo mysqladmin -u root password your-new-password

sudo mysqladmin -h root@local-machine-name -u root -p password your-new-password

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

Manage Mysql using Phpmyadmin

phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields, manage privileges,export data into various formats and is available in 54 languages. GPL License information.

Install phpmyadmin in ubuntu

sudo aptitude install phpmyadmin

This will complete the installation.

Now you need to goto http://serverip/phpmyadmin/

Login using your mysql root as username and password