The following command works with all CentOS versions. If you’d like to check your kernel version then visit our tutorial on How To Check the Kernel Version in Linux / Ubuntu / CentOS
How to Check Your CentOS Version
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How to Install OQGRAPH for MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6
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MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is easy to install, offers many speed and performance improvements, and is easy to integrate into most MySQL deployments. Answers for compatibility questions can be found at MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility. MariaDB offers more storage engines than MySQL, including Cassandra (NoSQL), XtraDB (drop-in replacement for InnoDB), and OQGRAPH.
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- These instructions are intended for installing the Open Query Graph engine (OQGRAPH) for MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
- Your server should already have MariaDB 10.0 installed. If you’re working from MySQL 5.1 or MariaDB 5.5, visit our tutorial on How to Upgrade MySQL 5.1 to MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6
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How to Install the Cassandra Storage Engine on CentOS 6
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MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is easy to install, offers many speed and performance improvements, and is easy to integrate into most MySQL deployments. Answers for compatibility questions can be found at: MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility. MariaDB offers more storage engines than MySQL, including Cassandra (NoSQL), XtraDB (drop-in replacement for InnoDB), and OQGRAPH.
Preflight Check
- These instructions are intended for installing the Cassandra Storage Engine for MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
- Your server should already have MariaDB 10.0 installed. If you’re working from MySQL 5.1 or MariaDB 5.5, visit our tutorial on: How to Upgrade MySQL 5.1 to MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6
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How to Upgrade MySQL 5.1 to MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6
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MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is easy to install, offers many speed and performance improvements, and is easy to integrate into most MySQL deployments. Answers for compatibility questions can be found at: MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility. MariaDB offers more storage engines than MySQL, including Cassandra (NoSQL), XtraDB (drop-in replacement for InnoDB), and OQGRAPH.
Preflight Check
- These instructions are intended for upgrading from MySQL 5.1 to MariaDB 10.0 on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
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How To Install MariaDB 5.5 on CentOS 6
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MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is easy to install, offers many speed and performance improvements, easy to integrate into most MySQL deployments. Answers for compatibility questions can be found at: MariaDB versus MySQL – Compatibility. MariaDB offers more storage than MySQL, including Cassandra (NoSQL), XtraDB (drop-in replacement for InnoDB), and OQGRAPH.
Pre-Flight Check
- These instructions are intended for installing MariaDB on a single CentOS 6 node.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
How to Install lsyncd on CentOS 6
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lsyncd is an rsync-based tool that monitors specified directories (including subdirectories) for updates and modifications, then syncs those changes to a specified destination.
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- These instructions are intended specifically for installing the lsyncd on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
How to Install ProFTPD on CentOS 6
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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is probably the most popular method of uploading files to a server; a wide array of FTP servers, such as ProFTPD, and clients exist for every platform.
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- These instructions are intended specifically for installing the ProFTPD on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
How to Install and Connect to PostgreSQL on CentOS 6
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PostgreSQL (pronounced ‘post-gres-Q-L’) is a free, open-source object-relational database management system (object-RDBMS), similar to MySQL, and is standards-compliant and extensible. It is commonly used as a back-end for web and mobile applications. PostgreSQL, or ‘Postgres’ as it is nicknamed, adopts the ANSI/ISO SQL standards together, with the revisions.
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- These instructions are intended specifically for installing PostgreSQL on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
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How to Install and Configure VSFTPD on CentOS 6
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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is probably the most popular method of uploading files to a server; a wide array of FTP servers, such as vsftpd, and clients exist for every platform.
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- These instructions are intended specifically for installing the vsfptd on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.
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How to Install Logwatch on CentOS 6
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Logwatch is a Perl-based log management tool for analyzing, summarizing, and reporting on a server’s log files. It is most often used to send a short digest of server’s log activity to a system administrator.
What are log files? Logs are application-generated files useful for tracking down and understanding what has happened in the past.
Pre-Flight Check
- These instructions are intended specifically for installing the Logwatch on CentOS 6.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 6.5 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.