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In this article, you will find the procedure of Customizing the version of the MySQL database, when installing cPanel for the first time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It is possible to preconfigure a cPanel installation so that your desired version of MySQL is installed from the start.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Let’s follow the Procedure to Customize the version of the MySQL database<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

On the server with no cPanel installed, create the following file:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\/root\/cpanel_profile\/cpanel.config<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
To install with MySQL 5.6 populate the file with the following:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
mysql-version=5.6<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
MySQL 5.7:<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
mysql-version=5.7<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Then run the cPanel installer as you would normally.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In this way, the version of the MySQL database is customized when you are installing the cPanel<\/strong> for the first time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We hope this has helped you. If you have any queries please feel free to contact our customer support team anytime. We are always there to help you out. You can check our website for the latest web hosting plans.<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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