Installing MariaDB on CentOS 7

MariaDB is an open-source relational database management system that is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is highly compatible with MySQL and offers additional features, performance improvements, and enhanced security.

Here are the steps to install MariaDB on CentOS 7:

sudo yum update

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/mariadb.repo

[mariadb] name = MariaDB baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.6/centos7-amd64 gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB gpgcheck=1   

sudo yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-client

sudo systemctl start mariadb sudo systemctl enable mariadb

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the prompts to set the root password and secure the installation.

1. Update the system:
2. Add the MariaDB repository:
3. Install MariaDB:
4. Start and enable the MariaDB service:
5. Secure MariaDB installation:

After following these steps, MariaDB should be successfully installed on your CentOS 7 server. You can now start using it for your applications that require a reliable and efficient database management system.