sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Ubuntu installs Mysql at /etc/mysql/ by default. Now we need to set a root password.
mysql -u root
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'ROOT'@'LOCALHOST"
> = PASSWORD('new_password');
Now while we’re still here, we’ll create a new HOST for root and allow root to login from anywhere.
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%'
> IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit
Thanks to Thom for the Flush Privileges comment. I think it depends on other settings in your MySQL setup, since I didn’t have to, but just in case, I’ve added it here. We’re almost done now. We just have to tell Mysql to allow remote logins.
sudo vi /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Out-of-the-box, MySQL only allows connections from the localhost identified by the IP Address of 127.0.0.1. We need to remove that restriction, so find the line that says
bind-address = 127.0.0.1
[color=red]and comment it out[/color]. That’s all there is to it! Now get your favorite MySql client and start developing.