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howtos:databases:install_mysql_on_slackware [2013/01/06 04:05 (UTC)]
mfillpot added REVIEWED comment 		howtos:databases:install_mysql_on_slackware [2013/02/11 16:51 (UTC)]
wisedraco [Configure MySQL]
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 Networking is disabled by default to improve security. If you want to allow Networking is disabled by default to improve security. If you want to allow
 network connections, comment out this line in ''/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld'' network connections, comment out this line in ''/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld''
-<file>+<file sh rc.mysqld>
 #SKIP="--skip-networking" #SKIP="--skip-networking"
 </file> </file>
- +
 == 4) Start mysqld == == 4) Start mysqld ==
 <code> <code>
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 mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE user=''; mysql> DELETE FROM user WHERE user='';
 </code> </code>
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 +== Finish set configfile ==
 +  * Go to ''/etc/mysql'' folder, and choose config, who you prefer ( for simple variants without heavy mysql load,if you have 2+ Gb RAM, i recommend my-large.cnf) and copy it to \ as ''/etc/my.cnf''.
 +  * Edit ''/etc/my.cnf'' adding these lines after [mysqld]:
 +<code>
 +[mysqld]
 +collation-server = utf8_unicode_ci
 +init-connect='SET NAMES utf8'
 +character-set-server = utf8
 +</code>
 +This gives you full utf8 on your mysql server, after restart it.
 +More on this described there:[[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3513773/change-mysql-default-character-set-to-utf8-in-my-cnf]]
  
 ===== Troubleshooting ===== ===== Troubleshooting =====
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   * Resetting the root password can be done by creating a new cnf file and add the following lines (please change the password in this example):   * Resetting the root password can be done by creating a new cnf file and add the following lines (please change the password in this example):
-<file>+<file sql mysql_new.cnf>
 UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root'; UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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