How to upgrade MySQL Version in cPanel

You can follow one of the following ways to upgrade MySQL version in cPanel:


1. Using WHM:

We can upgrade using WebHost Manager (WHM) via the following menu path:

   WHM: Main >> Software >> MySQL Upgrade

2. Via Command line:

Replace the 5.1 MySQL version with 5.5 in “/var/cpanel/cpanel.config”

   root# sed -i 's/mysql-version=5.1/mysql-version=5.5/g' /var/cpanel/cpanel.config

Run the following cPanel script :


   root# /scripts/check_cpanel_rpms –fix

Check the version:

   root# mysqladmin --version


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