How to install and Configure MariaDB on Centos 6

[root@linuxpcfix~]vi /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/5.5/centos6-x86
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/5.5/centos6-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

[root@rohit ~]# yum remove mysql-server
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Setting up Remove Process
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package mysql-server.x86_64 0:5.1.73-3.el6_5 will be erased
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Repository mariadb is listed more than once in the configurationDependencies Resolved====================================================================================
Package                                    Arch                                Version                         Repository                                  Size
===========================================================================================
Removing:
mysql-server                         x86_64                           5.1.73-3.el6_5              @updates                                 25 M

Transaction Summary
===========================================================================================
Remove 1 Package(s)Installed size: 25 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Erasing : mysql-server-5.1.73-3.el6_5.x86_64 1/1
warning: /var/log/mysqld.log saved as /var/log/mysqld.log.rpmsave
Verifying : mysql-server-5.1.73-3.el6_5.x86_64 1/1Removed:
mysql-server.x86_64 0:5.1.73-3.el6_5Complete!

[root@linuxpcfix~]#yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-client
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
* ius: ord.mirror.rackspace.com
Setting up Install Process
Package MariaDB-client-5.5.40-1.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package MariaDB-server.x86_64 0:5.5.40-1.el6 will be installed
–> Finished Dependency ResolutionDependencies Resolved=================================================================================

Package                                         Arch                                 Version                                  Repository                          Size
========================================================================================
Installing:
MariaDB-server                         x86_64                             5.5.40-1.el6                          mariadb                              43 M

Transaction Summary
=========================================================================================

Total download size: 43 M
Installed size: 174 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
MariaDB-5.5.40-centos6-x86_64-server.rpm | 43 MB 00:39
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : MariaDB-server-5.5.40-1.el6.x86_64 1/1
chown: cannot access `/var/lib/mysql’: No such file or directoryPLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MariaDB root USER !
To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands:’/usr/bin/mysqladmin’ -u root password ‘new-password’
‘/usr/bin/mysqladmin’ -u root -h rohit.hrn9.com password ‘new-password’Alternatively you can run:
‘/usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation’which will also give you the option of removing the test
databases and anonymous user created by default. This is
strongly recommended for production servers.See the MariaDB Knowledgebase at http://mariadb.com/kb or the
MySQL manual for more instructions.

Please report any problems at http://mariadb.org/jira

The latest information about MariaDB is available at http://mariadb.org/.
You can find additional information about the MySQL part at:
http://dev.mysql.com
Support MariaDB development by buying support/new features from
SkySQL Ab. You can contact us about this at sales@skysql.com.
Alternatively consider joining our community based development effort:
http://mariadb.com/kb/en/contributing-to-the-mariadb-project/

Verifying : MariaDB-server-5.5.40-1.el6.x86_64 1/1

Installed:
MariaDB-server.x86_64 0:5.5.40-1.el6

Complete!

[root@rohit ~]# service mysql start
Starting MySQL…. SUCCESS!
[root@linuxpcfix ~]#