Install mysql using yum

Install MySQL Sever & Dev Tools

> sudo yum install mysql
> sudo yum install mysql-server
> sudo yum install mysql-devel
> sudo /sbin/service mysqld start

To change root password:

/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'mysql'

Optional Steps:

> chgrp -R mysql /var/lib/mysql
> chmod -R 770 /var/lib/mysql