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Set Up Arch Linux MySQL

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Install MySQL—a database server—on an Arch Linux VPS—run

pacman -S mysql

initialize:

mariadb-install-db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr

Start with

systemctl start mysqld

secure with

mysql_secure_installation

Open port with

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 3306 -j ACCEPT

On Vultr test with

mysql -u root -p

—add phpMyAdmin Ensures uptime with

systemctl status mysqld

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