How to install an older version of MySQL

Hello! This is Shimeji from the System Solutions Department.
I transferred to the SRE team in December, and I'm doing my best despite the confusion.

As the title suggests, you might want to install an older version of MySQL, but sometimes the official website doesn't provide a repository.
In such cases, please follow the steps below to install it.
(The following example uses MySQL 5.7.)

Download the RPM Bundle file from the official website

Download the RPM Bundle file for your desired version from the download page.
MySQL Download Page

wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-5.7/mysql-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm-bundle.tar

Extracting files

Once the download is complete, unpack it

tar -xvf mysql-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm-bundle.tar

Local installation

Install the RPM packages you downloaded locally.
→ Use yum to install the following:
mysql-community-server
, mysql-community-client, mysql-
community-common, mysql-community-
devel
, mysql-community-libs
, mysql-community-libs-compat

yum localinstall mysql-community-server-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-community-client-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-community-common-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-community-devel-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-community-libs-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-community-libs-compat-5.7.24-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

confirmation

Installation successful!

[root@localhost src]# mysql --version mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.24, for Linux (x86_64) using EditLine wrapper

summary

I personally had trouble installing the older version of MySQL, so I hope this article will be helpful to someone.
Wishing you all the best for the coming year.