Uninstall Percona Server for MySQL

To completely uninstall Percona Server for MySQL, remove all the installed packages and data files.

1. Stop the Percona Server for MySQL service:

   $ sudo service mysql stop
   

2. Remove the packages:

   $ sudo yum remove percona-server*
   

3. Remove the data and configuration files:

   Warning

   This step removes all the packages and deletes all the data files (databases, tables, logs, etc.). Take a backup before this operation in case you need the data.

   $ rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
   $ rm -f /etc/my.cnf
   

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Last update: 2023-10-04