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How to install Plesk on Linux with specific pre-installed MySQL version

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Kuzma Ivanov
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Plesk for Linux kb: how-to ABT: Group B

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Question

How to install Plesk on Linux with specific pre-installed MySQL version?

Answer

If MySQL server is already installed on a server:

  1. Connect to the server via SSH.

  2. Create the file /root/.my.cnf:

    # touch /root/.my.cnf

  3. Open the file in a text editor. In this example, we are using the vi editor:

    # vi /root/.my.cnf

  4. Specify the username and the password of a MySQL user with administrator rights:

    CONFIG_TEXT: [client]
    user = root
    password = "root_password"

  5. Save the changes and close the file.

  6. Install Plesk on the server.

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    cacarr (Edited )

    However, I'm getting this issue:

    ERROR while trying to create 'admin' MySQL user.
    Plesk has been able to successfully connect to MySQL server,
    but assigning password and privileges to the new user failed.
    If you are installing Plesk on an already configured MySQL server with enabled
    password strength validation, you may need to disable it for the initial Plesk
    installation.
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    Anton Maslov

    Hello,

    Please create support ticket to check the issue.

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    Fabio Riscica

    Hello, after Plesk installation you must specify to remove the .my.cnf.bak file, which contains in plain text the server root password

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