A step by step guide of mysql installation for windows
Here is a step by step guide of MySQL download and installation for Windows users.
If you already have an installed version of MySQL, then you do not need to refer
this. You can check whether you have any previous versions of MySQL by
Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Check for MySQL
If you have some other programs which install MySQL along with their own installation
like xampp, please uninstall the older versions of MySQL and install this one.
You can uninstall the older versions of MySQL by
Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> MySQL -> Remove / Uninstall.
Ignoring this will cause a conflict of port and MySQL will no longer work on your system.
MySQL for windows users can be downloaded from
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1: Once the download is completed click on run.
2: A pop up will be displayed saying Allow this program to make changes to your computer? Click Yes.
3: Click install for a fresh install. If you already have one and is working fine then no need to continue
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4: Check ‘I accept the license terms’ and click next
5: Since, this is the most recent version of MySQL, check skip the check for updates and click next.
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6: Click on developers default. Put the installation path and data path according to your preference. II,
personally suggest to install this in some partition other than your OS partition. This prevents MySQL
from getting uninstalled when the OS crashes.
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7: MySQL checks the system requirements. If there is something missing from the list it will download
and install. Click on execute to continue.
8: In this case Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 runtime is missing. It will get downloaded and will install itself.
Click on accept terms and install
9: When all requirements are checked, it means you have everything. Click on next
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10: Click on execute. Once everything installs successfully, click next
11: Click on next to configure your server
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12: Click next to set up MySQL server configuration
NOTE: Do not change the port number. Keep all the options as they appear by default
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13: MySQL will ask for password. We expect students to use ‘root’ as password for user account named
root. The user account with name root will be created automatically as shown below. You need to just
put in the password as ‘root’.
Click next and you will be redirected to Windows service details. Keep everything as it appears by
default and click next
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14: Don’t worry when MySQL says that adding firewall rule failed. It just MySQL’s way to let you know
your system is very well protected. Click next and you should be done with your setup.
15: MySQL is setup is completed. Click Finish and start your exploration into world of MySQL. All the
best!!
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