MariaDB is a popular open-source relational database management system that is compatible with MySQL. To install MariaDB on OpenBSD, you can use the following steps:
- First, add the MariaDB package to your OpenBSD system by running the following command:
pkg_add mariadb-server
- Once the package is installed, you can enable the MariaDB service by running the following command:
rcctl enable mysqld
- Now start the MariaDB service by running the following command:
rcctl start mysqld
- After starting the service, you can set the root password for MariaDB by running the following command:
mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
- Now, you can connect to the MariaDB server using the mysql command-line client by running the following command:
mysql -u root -p
- Once connected, you can create a new database or user, and perform other database management tasks using SQL commands.
It’s important to note that OpenBSD comes with a default configuration file for MariaDB, which is located at /etc/my.cnf. You can edit this file to configure the MariaDB server according to your needs.
Also, remember to keep your system up to date, in order to have the latest security patches and bug fixes.