$ yum install mysql-server mysql-devel
$ vi /etc/my.cnf
[mysqld] ... character-set-server=utf8 [mysql] default-character-set=utf8
$ mysql -u root > GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO root@"%" IDENTIFIED BY 'password' WITH GRANT OPTION;
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start
$ sudo chkconfig mysqld on
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld stop
S.Yatsuzuka