MySQL setup on Ubuntu 14.04

Thankfully for us installation of mysql on ubuntu 14.04 is pretty straightforward:


- First do an update :

sudo apt-get update

- Then execute the install :

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

You will be prompted to enter at some point the password , so do that on the screen.

You can check whether the service is running using the following command :

sudo netstat -tap | grep mysql

To create a database or execute any command you need to access mysql prompt and provide password:

mysql -u root -p

Source:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/a-basic-mysql-tutorial
https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/mysql.html