CentOS 6.4 installs MySQL5.5 with Yum

1. To download the Yum Support Package first:

http://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-community-release-el6-5.noarch.rpm

2. When the download is complete, import the Yum library to your local:

Yum Local Install mysql-community-release-el6-*.noarch.rpm 3. This yum library contains Mysqlserver,mysql Workbench management tools and ODBC drivers, which can now be easily installed with the following command MySQLServer: Yum Install Mysql-community-server

4. Now I can use Yum to simply manage MySQL updates and be sure to always get the latest release from the official website.

Appendix:

1. Root Password update failed

ERROR 1290 (HY000): The MySQL server is running with the--skip-grant-tables option so it cannot execute this statement.

Workaround:

　　[**@localhost ~]# mysql 　　mysql>  set global read_only=0; 　　Query OK, 0  rows affected (0.00 sec) 　　mysql> flush  privileges ; 　　Query OK, 0  rows affected (0.00 sec) 　　mysql> quit 　　[**@localhost ~]# /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation  #这一步是对mysql进行初始化，包括设置密码，清除一些测试数据，关闭远程连接 等等。

So you can re-update the root password!