Getting server ready to use as a mysql server

What do I need to install?

[Emilio]

Hello,

This is the first time I will be using a server for only mysql.

The server has CentOS 5 installed.

What else do I need to install? I just installed mysql with the yum command. I need apache right?

Anything else?

What is the best way to take an existing database from another server and put it on this server? Then how do I make so that the site on web server is able to connect to the database on the mysql server?

What security measures do I need to take?

Thank you!

[graeme_p]

Why do you need Apache if your site is served from another server?

As for the rest of your questions, there is lots of Mysql documentation on the web.

[phranque]

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