How To Install mysql-proxy on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-proxy on CentOS 7.
What is mysql-proxy
MySQL Proxy is a simple program that sits between your client and MySQL server(s) that can monitor, analyze or transform their communication. Its flexibility allows for unlimited uses, common ones include filtering and modification and many more.
We can use yum or dnf to install mysql-proxy on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mysql-proxy.
Install mysql-proxy on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mysql-proxy using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mysql-proxy
Install mysql-proxy on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mysql-proxy using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mysql-proxy
How To Uninstall mysql-proxy on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mysql-proxy package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mysql-proxy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-proxy on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
