- 2.3 Installing MySQL on Windows
- 2.3.1 Choosing An Installation Package
- 2.3.2 Installing MySQL with the Automated Installer
- 2.3.3 Using the MySQL Installation Wizard
- 2.3.4 Using the Configuration Wizard
- 2.3.5 Installing MySQL from a Noinstall Zip Archive
- 2.3.6 Extracting the Install Archive
- 2.3.7 Creating an Option File
- 2.3.8 Selecting a MySQL Server Type
- 2.3.9 Starting the Server for the First Time
- 2.3.10 Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line
- 2.3.11 Starting MySQL as a Windows Service
- 2.3.12 Testing The MySQL Installation
- 2.3.13 Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows
- 2.3.14 Upgrading MySQL on Windows
- 2.3.15 MySQL on Windows Compared to MySQL on Unix
Users who are installing from the Noinstall package, or who are installing a version of MySQL prior to 4.1.5 can use the instructions in this section to manually install MySQL. If you are installing a version prior to 4.1.5 with an install package that includes a Setup program, substitute running the Setup program for extracting the archive.
The process for installing MySQL from a Zip archive is as follows:
Extract the archive to the desired install directory
Create an option file
Choose a MySQL server type
Start the MySQL server
Secure the default user accounts
This process is described in the sections that follow.
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