yum安装MySQL并设置密码
yum install mysql
yum install mysql-server
yum install mysql-devel
chgrp -R mysql /var/lib/mysql
chmod -R 770 /var/lib/mysql
yum install mysql-server
yum install mysql-devel
chgrp -R mysql /var/lib/mysql
chmod -R 770 /var/lib/mysql
service mysqld start
mysql
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('secret_password');
mysql
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('secret_password');
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如要其他机器能访问，在mysql.user中添加一个Host为'%'的user,然后flush priviledges;，最后防火墙加一句类似这样的语句即可(开通3306端口)：
-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT
如果要reboot自启动：
chkconfig --levels 345 mysqld on
