How to install MySQL On Ubuntu Follow the instructions in this article to help you install MySQL and MySQL Query Browser on Ubuntu. Installing MySQL on Ubuntu: To open the Terminal, go to Application Accessories Terminal Type the following

How to install MySQL On Ubuntu

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Follow the instructions in this article to help you install MySQL and MySQL Query Browser on Ubuntu.

Installing MySQL on Ubuntu:

        To open the Terminal, go to Application > Accessories > Terminal

          Type the following command at terminal.

•  $sudo apt-get install mysql-server

             To be able to connect to mysql from internet, remove the restriction on the below file.

• Open the file by typing the following command at terminal prompt.

          $gksudo gedit /etc/mysql/my.cnf

• Find the line bind-address = 127.0.0.1 and comment it out as shown below.

         #bind-address           = 127.0.0.1 

• mysql comes with no root password. To set the root password, type:

        $mysqladmin -u root password your-new-password

          $sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

• Install mysql query browser

         $sudo apt-get install mysql-query-browser

• After installing, go to Applications > Programming > MySQL Query Browserto connect to mysql as shown below.

             Enter Server Hostname,Username and Password. Click onConnect and MySQL is now installed on Ubuntu.