Install MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS/RHEL 7/6/5

Step #1 Add MariaDB Yum Repositories

First add MariaDB yum repository in our system. Create a new repo file in your system and add below code as per your operating system.

# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/mariadb.repo

For CentOS/RHEL-7 64 Bit

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.0/rhel7-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

For CentOS/RHEL-6 64 Bit

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.0/rhel6-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

For CentOS/RHEL-6 32 Bit

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.0/rhel6-x86
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

For CentOS/RHEL-5 64 Bit

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.0/rhel5-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

For CentOS/RHEL-5 32 Bit

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/10.0/rhel5-x86
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

Step #2 Install MariaDB

After adding mariadb repository, let use following command to install MariaDB 10.0 in your system.

# yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-client

Step #3 Start MariaDB Service

After installing MariaDB in your system, lets start service using following command.

For CentOS/RHEL 7:
# systemctl start mysql
# systemctl enable mysql
For CentOS/RHEL 6/5:
# service mysql start
# chkconfig mysql on

Step #4 Set MariaDB Password

Finally we need to secure our MariaDB with passwords. To do this run secure installation script from command line.

# mysql_secure_installation

Step #5 Verify Connection

After installing and completing configuration, connect to mariadb server using following command

# mysql -u root -p

Welcome to the MariaDB monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MariaDB connection id is 11
Server version: 10.0.10-MariaDB MariaDB Server

Copyright (c) 2000, 2014, Oracle, SkySQL Ab and others.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

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You may also required install phpMyAdmin to manage MariaDB using web interface, which provides easy way to work.

Enjoy it!