Setting up Sakai to use MySQL is an excellent option both for local development and production purposes.
You will not need to create Sakai database objects (tables, indices, etc) when setting up your database. Sakai generates its own database schema automatically during the Tomcat setup process via the autoDDL setting in sakai.properties.
Verify/Install MySQL
Confirm whether or not MySQL is installed on your system by checking the version from the command line:
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