Install Mariadb database on Centos 7

MariaDB is a replacement for Oracle Mysql Community edition.

Installation on Centos 7 is as follows;

Step 1: Install

sudo yum install mariadb-server mariadb

Step 2: Configure and assign database root password

sudo systemctl start mariadb
sudo mysql_secure_installation

sudo systemctl enable mariadb

Step 3: Verify

mysql -u root -p

Configuration of the database can be done with the files at
/etc/my.cnf
/etc/my.cnf.d/*

To allow access of the database through the firewall.

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=mysql