Install ProxySQL 1.x.x

If that is what you used to install PXC or any other Percona software, run the corresponding command:

On Debian or Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt install proxysql

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS:

$ sudo yum install proxysql

To start ProxySQL, run the following command:

$ sudo service proxysql start

Do not use the default credentials

Warning

Do not run ProxySQL with default credentials in production.

Before starting the proxysql service, you can change the defaults in /etc/proxysql.cnf by changing the admin_credentials variable. For more information, see ProxySQL global variables.

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Last update: 2025-01-17