Setting up MySQL the easy and seurce way

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The most secure way to to configure mysql is to use the script provided by them called:

mysql_secure_installation.

 

The first function we must conduct is to startup MySQL by issueing the following

command:

 

Code:

service mysqld start

 

this command will have now started the MySQL server the next command that will

be issued is:

 

Code:

sh mysql_secure_installation

 

This will go through a seris of questions as shown below:

 

NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MySQL      SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE!  PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!

 

 

In order to log into MySQL to secure it, we'll need the current

password for the root user.  If you've just installed MySQL, and

you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,

so you should just press enter here.

 

Enter current password for root (enter for none):

OK, successfully used password, moving on...

 

Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MySQL

root user without the proper authorisation.

 

Set root password? [Y/n]y

New password:

Re-enter new password:

Password updated successfully!

Reloading privilege tables..

... Success!

 

 

By default, a MySQL installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone

to log into MySQL without having to have a user account created for

them.  This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation

go a bit smoother.  You should remove them before moving into a

production environment.

 

Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] y

... Success!

 

Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'.  This

ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network.

 

Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] y

... Success!

 

By default, MySQL comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can

access.  This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed

before moving into a production environment.

 

Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] y

- Dropping test database...

... Success!

- Removing privileges on test database...

... Success!

 

Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far

will take effect immediately.

 

Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] y

... Success!

 

Cleaning up...

 

 

 

All done!  If you've completed all of the above steps, your MySQL

installation should now be secure.

 

Thanks for using MySQL!

 

Now that the script has finished to have securly configure mysql through the script. B)

 

Note is a good idea to stop root login remotly.

 

I have also attached the mysql_secure_installtion file note delete the file

extension when running this scirt as it is a bash script.

mysql_secure_installation.txt