Install MySQL Server 5.6 in CentOS 6.x and Red Hat 6.x Linux In this tutorial we will learn how to install MySQL Server 5.6 in CentOS 6.x and RHEL 6.x by using yum command.The package is “Architecture Independent” hence applicable to 32 bit(i386) and 64 bit(x86_64) operating system. Details of system where practical has been applied Operating System: CentOS 6.5 Arch: x86_64 and i386 (Both) To install the MySQL server 5.6,follow the given below steps.Step 1: Login into the Server and download the yum repo rpm package. (URL: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/repo/) yum install wget wget http://repo.mysql.com/mysql-community-release-el6-5.noarch.rpm Step 2: Now install the downloaded rpm package. rpm -ivh mysql-community-release-el6-5.noarch.rpm Step 3: Now install the mysql server by using yum command. Note: The yum command by-default also install the dependencies yum install mysql-server Step 4: After installation start the mysql server /etc/init.d/mysqld start Other options: Usage: /etc/init.d/mysqld {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|try-restart|reload|force-reload} Step 5: Because the MySQL server is just installed it has blank mysql root password. To reset the mysql root password. You can use the given below command, and follow the instruction mysql_secure_installation You can also use the given below alternate method Login into mysql server. Because it is freshly installed hence root password is blank mysql -u root After login you will get mysql propmt. Run the given commands (remove mysql> if you are doing copy paste these commands) mysql>use mysql; mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("GIVE-NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD")whereUser='root'; mysql> flush privileges; mysql> quit