How To Install MySQL Client Only on CentOS 6/7/8

To install the MySQL client on CentOS 6/7/8, you can use the yum or dnf package manager.

1. Make sure that the mysql-community-client repository is enabled on your system. The MySQL client is available in the mysql-community-client repository. You can enable the mysql-community-client repository by running the following command:

sudo yum install https://repo.mysql.com/mysql-community-release-el7-7.noarch.rpm

or

sudo dnf install https://repo.mysql.com/mysql-community-release-el7-7.noarch.rpm

Note: The mysql-community-release-el7-7.noarch.rpm package is for CentOS 7. If you are using a different version of CentOS, you will need to use a different package. Consult the MySQL documentation for the correct package for your system.

2. Once the mysql-community-client repository is enabled, you can install the MySQL client using the yum or dnf package manager:

sudo yum install mysql-community-client

or

sudo dnf install mysql-community-client

This will install the MySQL client and all of the required dependencies.

The MySQL client allows you to connect to a MySQL server and perform various SQL commands and queries. You can use the mysql command-line client to connect to a MySQL server and execute SQL commands.

Note: If you want to install the MySQL server as well as the client, you can use the mysql-community-server package instead of the mysql-community-client package. The mysql-community-server package installs both the MySQL server and the client.