How to install MySQL 5.7 on CentOS 7 Server

To install MySQL 5.7 on CentOS 7 server, install the repository

rpm -ivh http://repo.mysql.com/mysql57-community-release-el7.rpm

import MySQL GPG key with

rpm --import https://repo.mysql.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-mysql-2022

Install MySQL with the command

yum install mysql-community-server.x86_64

Enable MySQL to start on boot

systemctl enable mysqld

Start MySQL with

systemctl start mysqld

Find the initial MySQL password with the command

grep 'password' /var/log/mysqld.log

This initial password is expired, you should change this password before you can start using MySQL server.

To set MySQL password and secure MySQL server, run the command

mysql_secure_installation