Install mysql-server via yum yum install mysql-server /etc/init.d/mysqld restart Then set root password PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password ‘new-password’ /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p -h code.dms.local password ‘new-password’