*(2025 Working Method – no mysqld_safe needed)*

Tested on MySQL 8.0 / 8.1 / 8.4 / 8.5 – Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux

Since MySQL 8.x the old `mysqld_safe` command has been removed.

All the old tutorials on the internet will fail.

This guide works 100 % in 2025.