MariaDB

MariaDB An enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

Installation
Install :

Install :

To have the database(s) started automatically at boot, add it to the default runlevel:

If the database is configured, start the service:

Preliminary configuration
Gentoo MariaDB package maintainers will help you set up MariaDB through the configuration option in the ebuild.

The configuration will create a database, set proper permissions, and assist you in creating a secure root password (this is for the MariaDB root account, which is not related to the Linux root account).

In-database configuration
When the database is set up and running, connect to MariaDB using the mysql client application.

systemd unit
At the moment upstream has this bug: https://mariadb.atlassian.net/browse/MDEV-427 and the ebuild doesn't seem to provide a unit either Gerdesj (talk) 00:15, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

This will get you up and running:

External resources

 * MariaDB official documentation
 * MariaDB VS MySQL features
 * MariaDB VS MySQL compatibility
 * Moving from MySQL