MySQL – MariaDb

Install MariaDb server on Raspberry Pi

First, update the system

sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Run the command to install the necessary packages

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

Run the following command to secure the Server installation

sudo mysql_secure_installation

When requested, enter a password for the ‘root’ user. Then, to all questions, answer by Y (Yes) for securing the system.

Then, to access the Database Server, just run the following command:

mysql -u root -p : system will ask to enter the root user password

or

mysql -u root -ppassword : (where password is the password of the root user)