Installing MySQL on Windows

Last modified: March 7, 2009 - 19:43
  1. After downloading the latest stable release version of MySQL, locate the setup.exe, and execute it. When prompted choose custom install.
  2. Choose a path to install it. I recommend keeping to the default, which is c:\mysql.
  3. Select all components, and continue until done.
  4. Go to the MySQL folder, and start winmysqladmin.exe
  5. Choose a username and password for yourself.
  6. In the console, click on the my.ini tab, and choose "create shortcut in startmenu" option.
  7. In the my.ini tab, also chck that all the configurable options are correct in accordance to your computer.
  8. Close the admin console and restart it. If admin program runs with a green light, everything fine.

If you'd like to do an Apache, PHP and MySQL install on XP or Vista you can also download XAMMP from http://www.apachefriends.org for a quick full install.

On mysql.com, there is three

agrawalyogesh - June 18, 2008 - 16:44

On mysql.com, there are three types of installation for windows

Windows Essentials (x86) 5.0.51b 22.7M Pick a mirror

Windows ZIP/Setup.EXE (x86) 5.0.51b 44.3M Pick a mirror

Without installer (unzip in C:\) 5.0.51b 55.8M Pick a mirror

I tried all of them, but I don't see winmysqladmin.exe on c:\mysql folder at all. am I missing something

I can not find the file

wolf.alex9 - July 6, 2008 - 23:42

I can not find the file either.

silent removed

bertboerland@ww... - September 6, 2008 - 14:18

hi

Not many drupalaers use windows so bear in mind that there will be less support (eyeballshttp://forums.mysql.com/read.php?35,18981,18981#msg-18981

However, at http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?35,18981,28509#msg-28509 you can download the program. Since that thread is 3 years old, I am sure there is a better way of installing MySQL / Drupal on windows.

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groets
bert boerland

XAMPP

Fleshgrinder - December 8, 2008 - 23:21

The easiest way to get everything (Apache, PHP and MySQL) on a Windows machine (XP and Vista) is to use XAMPP from Apache friends. It's installed in a few minutes and you can start developing right away. Give it a try.

http://www.apachefriends.org/

Kindest regards
Fleshgrinder

wrong word

iridiumcao - October 29, 2009 - 07:25

the word "chck" in the 7th item should be "check".

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