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- 2 Installing MySQL
- 2.1 General Installation Issues
- 2.2 Standard MySQL Installation Using a Binary Distribution
- 2.3 Installing MySQL on Windows
- 2.3.1 Windows System Requirements
- 2.3.2 Choosing An Installation Package
- 2.3.3 Installing MySQL with the Automated Installer
- 2.3.4 Using the MySQL Installation Wizard
- 2.3.5 Using the Configuration Wizard
- 2.3.6 Installing MySQL from a Noinstall Zip Archive
- 2.3.7 Extracting the Install Archive
- 2.3.8 Creating an Option File
- 2.3.9 Selecting a MySQL Server type
- 2.3.10 Starting the Server for the First Time
- 2.3.11 Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line
- 2.3.12 Starting MySQL as a Windows Service
- 2.3.13 Testing The MySQL Installation
- 2.3.14 Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows
- 2.3.15 Upgrading MySQL on Windows
- 2.3.16 MySQL on Windows Compared to MySQL on Unix
- 2.4 Installing MySQL on Linux
- 2.5 Installing MySQL on Mac OS X
- 2.6 Installing MySQL on NetWare
- 2.7 Installing MySQL on Other Unix-Like Systems
- 2.8 MySQL Installation Using a Source Distribution
- 2.9 Post-Installation Setup and Testing
- 2.10 Upgrading MySQL
- 2.11 Downgrading MySQL
- 2.12 Operating System-Specific Notes
- 2.13 Perl Installation Notes
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- 2.3.1. Windows System Requirements
- 2.3.2. Choosing An Installation Package
- 2.3.3. Installing MySQL with the Automated Installer
- 2.3.4. Using the MySQL Installation Wizard
- 2.3.5. Using the Configuration Wizard
- 2.3.6. Installing MySQL from a Noinstall Zip Archive
- 2.3.7. Extracting the Install Archive
- 2.3.8. Creating an Option File
- 2.3.9. Selecting a MySQL Server type
- 2.3.10. Starting the Server for the First Time
- 2.3.11. Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line
- 2.3.12. Starting MySQL as a Windows Service
- 2.3.13. Testing The MySQL Installation
- 2.3.14. Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows
- 2.3.15. Upgrading MySQL on Windows
- 2.3.16. MySQL on Windows Compared to MySQL on Unix
A native Windows version of MySQL has been available from MySQL AB since version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of the daily downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process for installing MySQL on Windows.
With the release of MySQL 4.1.5, MySQL AB has introduced a new installer for the Windows version of MySQL, combined with a new GUI Configuration Wizard. This combination automatically installs MySQL, creates an option file, starts the server, and secures the default user accounts.
If you have installed a version of MySQL prior to version 4.1.5, you must perform the following steps:
Obtain and install the distribution.
Set up an option file if necessary.
Select the server that you want to use.
Start the server.
Assign passwords to the initial MySQL accounts.
This process also must be followed with newer MySQL installations where the installation package does not include an installer.
MySQL for Windows is available in two distribution formats:
The binary distribution contains a setup program that installs everything you need so that you can start the server immediately.
The source distribution contains all the code and support files for building the executables using the VC++ 6.0 compiler.
Generally speaking, you should use the binary distribution. It's simpler, and you need no additional tools to get MySQL up and running.
This section describes how to install MySQL on Windows using a binary distribution. To install using a source distribution, see Section 2.8.6, “Installing MySQL from Source on Windows”.
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