Category:Technology -> Adventures with the naked Mac Mini Server -> MySQL-Config-Lion

Use these steps to configure MyQL:

Open a terminal window and enter sudo mysql_secure_installation.
Hit the Enter key for a new installation with no current MySQL password.
Follow the prompts to set up a new MySQL database server root password.
Alternatively, if a MySQL password already exists, open a terminal window and enter username@[~]: mysql -u root -p[password] (where [password] is the new password.

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