2.3.4 Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using a noinstall ZIP Archive (original) (raw)

2.3.4 Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using anoinstall ZIP Archive

Users who are installing from the noinstall package can use the instructions in this section to manually install MySQL. The process for installing MySQL from a ZIP Archive package is as follows:

  1. Extract the main archive to the desired install directory
    Optional: also extract the debug-test archive if you plan to execute the MySQL benchmark and test suite
  2. Create an option file
  3. Choose a MySQL server type
  4. Initialize MySQL
  5. Start the MySQL server
  6. Secure the default user accounts

This process is described in the sections that follow.