====== Install MariaDB On Slackware ======

MariaDB is the drop-in replacement for MySQL.

====== Installing MariaDB ======
Install MariaDB from the official Slackware discs or using [[slackware:slackpkg|slackpkg]]. If you performed a full install of Slackware, then you already have MariaDB on your computer.

====== Configuring MariaDB ======
**As root**

- Install the system databases \\
<code>mysql_install_db</code>

- Set ownerships of MariaDB libs
<code>chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql</code>

- Set rc.mysqld file as executable
<code>chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld</code>

- Start MariaDB
<code>/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start</code>

-Set root (master) password
<code>mysqladmin -u root password 'NEW_PASSWORD'</code>


====== Connecting to your MariaDB server ======


====== Troubleshooting ======


====== Sources ======

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