MySQL and Windows :: 1 Installing MySQL on Windows :: 1.5 Installing MySQL from a Noinstall Zip Archive
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- 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
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 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.
