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MariaDB (MySQL)

Introdução​

MariaDB is the innovative open-source relational database compatible with MySQL.

Installation​

How to install MariaDB.

Ubuntu​

Run in the terminal:

sudo apt install mariadb-server

Windows​

Download and install MariaDB:

Client​

Connect to MariaDB to execute management commands on the database server.

Ubuntu​

Run in terminal:

sudo mariadb

Windows​

Open the Command Prompt MariaDB app and run:

mariadb -u root -p

Or search for MySQL Client or MariaDB Client.

Create the Database​

Run the following command while connected to the MariaDB client:

CREATE DATABASE app_db

Create User​

Run the following command while connected to the MariaDB client:

CREATE USER 'app_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'S3cR3t';

To grant the user general access to the newly created database, run:

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON app_db.* TO 'app_user'@'localhost';

Update access privileges:

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

To exit, use the command: \q

Configure the Application​

Edit the application configuration file according to the environment:

  • config/_development.json

Example of database configuration for MariaDB:

{
    ...
    "db": {
        "default": {
            "engine": "mariadb",
            "port": "3306",
            "host": "localhost",
            "name": "app_db",
            "username": "app_user",
            "password": "S3cR3t"
        }
    },
    ...
}

Advanced settings can be used such as:

{
    ...
    "db": {
        "default": {
            "engine": "mariadb",
            "port": "3306",
            "host": "localhost",
            "name": "app_db",
            "username": "app_user",
            "password": "S3cR3t",
            "maximumPoolSize": 100,
            "minimumIdle": 1,
            "idleTimeout": 10000,
            "maxLifetime": 60000
        }
    },
    ...
}

See more about Database connection settings with HikariCP.