Install MySQL wsl2

To install MySQL on WSL (ie. Ubuntu):

Open your WSL terminal (ie. Ubuntu).

Update your Ubuntu packages: sudo apt update
Once the packages have updated, install MySQL with: sudo apt install mysql-server
Confirm installation and get the version number: mysql --version

Start a MySQL server: sudo service mysql restart

Start the security script prompts: sudo mysql_secure_installation 

To open the MySQL prompt, enter: sudo mysql

SHOW DATABASES;
CREATE DATABASE database_name;
DROP DATABASE database_name;