Newbie Zabbix Install Help

[Wigmund]

Hi, new to Zabbix (and pretty much linux).. trying to do a Zabbix 4.4 install on a fresh CentOS 7 using MySQL/Apache.
I'm following the instructions on the Download and install Zabbix page and have got to the point where says 'c. Create Initial Database' - the mysql command is 'not found' - would this have been installed with the zabbix installer, where does it get installed and how can I get it working to continue the instructions?
Thanks for any help

[LenR]

No, it needs to be installed, CentOS prefers MariaDB and should have it in it's default repo list. see https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...db-on-centos-7

The install of mariadb-server should include the client package "mariadb" which will provide the mysql command.

[Wigmund]

I've installed MariaDB, but now I'm getting ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
I'm trying to install Zabbix under Windows 10 WSL.
Any ideas where I go from here?

[Markku]

Just a guess: maybe unix sockets are not supported/working correctly under WSL.

Workaround would be using TCP connection to port 3306. Make sure in the MariaDB settings that bind_address is specified with 127.0.0.1. Then configure DBHost in zabbix_server.conf to use 127.0.0.1. Hopefully I'm not missing anything. I haven't ever tried running servers under WSL.

Markku