使用yum install mysql-server mysql-devel安装MySQL。安装完成后,用/etc/init.d/mysqld start启动MySQL服务。在MySQL控制台输入以下命令:

mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('newpassword') WHERE user='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

允许远程登录的步骤如下:

mysql -u root -p
Enter Password:
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '用户名'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '密码' WITH GRANT OPTION;

完成后就能远程管理MySQL了。使用service mysqld start启动MySQL服务。