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https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/developer-corner/mysql/reset-mysql-root-password

Access server environment to reset

You must have root access on the server to reset MySQL's root password.

if remote, login with ssh

You must run the commands in the following steps as the root user. Therefore, you can either log in directly as the root user (which is not recommended for security reasons), or use the su or sudo commands to run the commands as the root user.


Stop the MySQL service or daemon first

service mysql stop
or
mysqld stop

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MariaDB vs MySQL Key Differences Comparing MySQL 80 with MariaDB 105.pdf gdrv

The goal of this article is to evaluate and highlight the main similarities and differences between the MySQL Server Database and the MariaDB Server Database. We’ll look into performance aspects, security, main features, and list all aspects which need to be considered before choosing the right database for your requirements.

For MySQL, we can see names such as Facebook, Github, YouTube, Twitter, PayPal, Nokia, Spotify, Netflix and more.

For MariaDB, we can see names such as Redhat, DBS, Suse, Ubuntu, 1&1, Ingenico, Gaming Innovation Group, BlaBla Cars and more.



Oracle DB compare to MySQL DB 

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Potential Value Opportunities



Potential Challenges


Manual uninstall of MySQL - MACOS

https://community.jaspersoft.com/wiki/uninstall-mysql-mac-os-x

You unable to install an older version of MySql even though you thought you have removed everything.

Resolution

To uninstall MySQL and completely remove it (including all databases) from your Mac do the following:

  • Open a terminal window
  • Use mysqldump to backup your databases to text files!
  • Stop the database server
  • sudo rm /usr/local/mysql
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/My*
  • edit /etc/hostconfig and remove the line MYSQLCOM=-YES-

  • rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/My*
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql*
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL*
  • sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/receipts/*mysql*

The last three lines are particularly important as otherwise, you can't install an older version of MySQL even though you think that you've completely deleted the newer version!


Auto-scale MySQL using Write Master - Read Slave replicas

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