MySQL Server Install on Ubuntu Server

This guide shows how to install and set up MySQL server on Ubuntu Server.

Installation

Update/Upgrade any pending packages

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

Install MySQL Server

sudo apt install mysql-server

Configuration

Log into the SQL server as root by running

sudo MySQL

Create a new user, where 'password' is your password

CREATE USER 'joey'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

Output should look like Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

Edit the password if needed later

ALTER USER 'joey'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED  BY 'new_password';

Next, grant privileges as needed (this example grants ALL privileges so use sparingly)

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'joey'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

Remote Access

If you are getting "Connection refused" after setting up all the security groups and can't figure out why confirm that the bind address is 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1.

sudo nano /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

Find the section labeled [mysqld] and confirm the settings are as follows.

bind-address            = 0.0.0.0
mysqlx-bind-address     = 127.0.0.1

Management

The following apps make it easy to manage your install after setup.

Mac

• Sequel Ace

Web

• PHPMyAdmin