MySQL does not come by default with Amazon Linux 2023.

I ran into some challenges installing it, and had to consult multiple blogs for success.

Follow these steps to install it.

1. Download the RPM file

sudo wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql80-community-release-el9-1.noarch.rpm 

1. Install RPM file

sudo dnf install mysql80-community-release-el9-1.noarch.rpm -y

1. You need the public key of mysql to install the software.

sudo rpm --import https://repo.mysql.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-mysql-2023

1. If you need to install mysql client:

sudo dnf install mysql-community-client -y

If you need server:

sudo dnf install mysql-community-server -y