{"id":6392,"date":"2013-03-04T09:47:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.net\/?p=6392"},"modified":"2013-03-04T09:47:03","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:47:03","slug":"replacing-mysql-with-percona-in-11-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/tips-and-tricks\/replacing-mysql-with-percona-in-11-36\/","title":{"rendered":"How to replace MySQL with Percona in 11.36"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"note\"><a name=\"important\"><\/a><strong>Important: <\/strong>This setup is considered to be unsupported by the cPanel\/WHM team. Please note that once cPanel\/WHM no longer maintains MySQL on your system it is on the Systems Administrator to manage and maintain any updates and maintenance on the database software. \u00a0We recommend only experienced systems administrators perform the above and we are not responsible for any possible data loss.<\/div>\n<p>Below you will find some steps on how to affectively stop cPanel\/WHM from maintaining MySQL and begin utilizing Percona for any and all database activity on your server. You can find the Percona website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.percona.com\">www.percona.com<\/a>.The guide found below is based around utilizing the new RPM tools we provide in 11.36. <!--more--><br \/>\nYou will find that the steps provided here are similar to that of my last weeks blog <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cpanel.net\/mysql-mariadb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Replacing MySQL with MariaDB in 11.36<\/a>. <!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Important Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.percona.com\/software\/percona-server\/benchmarks\">Percona versus MySQL Benchmarks<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.percona.com\/software\/percona-server\/feature-comparison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Percona versus MySQL Features<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docs.cpanel.net\/twiki\/bin\/view\/AllDocumentation\/InstallationGuide\/RpmVersions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Documentation on the RPM system provided by cPanel &amp; WHM<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Backup existing MySQL data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure to save all existing data just in case there are any issues.<\/p>\n<pre>cp -Rf \/var\/lib\/mysql \/var\/lib\/mysql-old\nmv \/etc\/my.cnf \/etc\/my.cnf-old<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Disable the targets so cPanel no longer handles MySQL updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>The following will mark the versions of MySQL we distribute as uninstalled so they are no longer maintained by cPanel\/WHM<\/p>\n<pre>\/scripts\/update_local_rpm_versions --edit target_settings.MySQL50 uninstalled\n\/scripts\/update_local_rpm_versions --edit target_settings.MySQL51 uninstalled\n\/scripts\/update_local_rpm_versions --edit target_settings.MySQL55 uninstalled<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Remove existing MySQL RPM\u2019s so theres a clean slate for MariaDB<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"note\"><a name=\"important\"><\/a><strong>Important:<\/strong> The below command will uninstall the MySQL RPM\u2019s! <strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<pre>\/scripts\/check_cpanel_rpms --fix --targets=MySQL50,MySQL51,MySQL55<\/pre>\n<pre>[20130218.235953]    \n[20130218.235953]   The following RPMs are unneeded on your system and should be uninstalled:\n[20130218.235953]   MySQL51-devel.5.1.68-1.cp1136\n[20130218.235953]   MySQL51-test.5.1.68-1.cp1136\n[20130218.235953]   MySQL51-shared.5.1.68-1.cp1136\n[20130218.235953]   MySQL51-client.5.1.68-1.cp1136\n[20130218.235953]   MySQL51-server.5.1.68-1.cp1136\n[20130218.235953]   Removing 0 broken rpms: \n[20130218.235953]   rpm: no packages given for erase\n[20130218.235953]   No new RPMS needed for install\n[20130218.235953]   Uninstalling unneeded rpms: MySQL51-devel MySQL51-test MySQL51-shared MySQL51-client MySQL51-server\n[20130219.000004]   Shutting down MySQL........ SUCCESS!<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Create a yum repository for MariaDB<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>vi \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/percona.repo<\/pre>\n<p>place the following inside of it (it will recognize your OS\/arch);<\/p>\n<pre>[percona]\nname = CentOS $releasever - Percona\nbaseurl=http:\/\/repo.percona.com\/centos\/$releasever\/os\/$basearch\/\nenabled = 1\ngpgkey = http:\/\/www.percona.com\/redir\/downloads\/percona-release\/RPM-GPG-KEY-percona\ngpgcheck = 1<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Remove php<\/strong> <strong>from the \/etc\/yum.conf file then run the following commands <\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>yum install Percona-Server-client-55 Percona-Server-server-55 Percona-Server-devel-55\n\/etc\/init.d\/mysql start\nmysql_upgrade\n\/etc\/init.d\/mysql restart<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Add\u00a0<em>php<\/em>\u00a0back to the \/etc\/yum.conf file to ensure future php updates don&#8217;t get clobbered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Step: Rebuild easyapache\/php to ensure modules are intact\/working<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>\/scripts\/easyapache --build<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important: This setup is considered to be unsupported by the cPanel\/WHM team. 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