- 1 Installing MySQL on Windows
- 1.1 Choosing An Installation Package
- 1.2 Installing MySQL with the Automated Installer
- 1.3 Using the MySQL Installation Wizard
- 1.4 MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard
- 1.5 Installing MySQL from a Noinstall Zip Archive
- 1.6 Extracting the Install Archive
- 1.7 Creating an Option File
- 1.8 Selecting a MySQL Server Type
- 1.9 Starting the Server for the First Time
- 1.10 Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line
- 1.11 Starting MySQL as a Windows Service
- 1.12 Testing The MySQL Installation
- 1.13 Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows
- 1.14 Upgrading MySQL on Windows
- 1.15 MySQL on Windows Compared to MySQL on Unix
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MySQL Installation Wizard is an installer for the MySQL server that uses the latest installer technologies for Microsoft Windows. The MySQL Installation Wizard, in combination with the MySQL Configuration Wizard, allows a user to install and configure a MySQL server that is ready for use immediately after installation.
The MySQL Installation Wizard is the standard installer for all MySQL server distributions, version 4.1.5 and higher. Users of previous versions of MySQL need to shut down and remove their existing MySQL installations manually before installing MySQL with the MySQL Installation Wizard. See Section 1.3.6, “Upgrading MySQL with the Installation Wizard”, for more information on upgrading from a previous version.
Microsoft has included an improved version of their Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) in the recent versions of Windows. MSI has become the de-facto standard for application installations on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. The MySQL Installation Wizard makes use of this technology to provide a smoother and more flexible installation process.
The Microsoft Windows Installer Engine was updated with the release of Windows XP; those using a previous version of Windows can reference this Microsoft Knowledge Base article for information on upgrading to the latest version of the Windows Installer Engine.
In addition, Microsoft has introduced the WiX (Windows Installer XML) toolkit recently. This is the first highly acknowledged Open Source project from Microsoft. We have switched to WiX because it is an Open Source project and it allows us to handle the complete Windows installation process in a flexible manner using scripts.
Improving the MySQL Installation Wizard depends on the support and feedback of users like you. If you find that the MySQL Installation Wizard is lacking some feature important to you, or if you discover a bug, please report it in our bugs database using the instructions given in How to Report Bugs or Problems.
