How to install Plesk on Linux with specific pre-installed MySQL/MariaDB version

Question

How to install Plesk on Linux with specific pre-installed MySQL/MariaDB version?

Answer

If MySQL/MariaDB server is already installed on a server:

1. Connect to the server via SSH.

2. Create the file /root/.my.cnf:

   # touch /root/.my.cnf

3. Open the file in a text editor. In this example, we are using the vi editor:

   # vi /root/.my.cnf

4. Specify the username and the password of a MySQL/MariaDB user with administrator rights:

   [client]
   user = root
   password = "root_password"

5. Save the changes and close the file.

6. Install Plesk on the server.