| Rolando Edwards posted this manual Windows installation how-to on the MySQL discussion list: 1. Go to a DOS Window and create a directory called C: MySQL_5.1.32 2. Click Start, Run, and type Open : C: MySQL_5.1.32. This will open a Windows Explorer Window in that new empty Folder. 3. Download mysql-noinstall-5.1.32.zip to the Windows Desktop 4. Open the mysql-noinstall-5.1.32.zip and another Windows Explorer window opens up containing the folder 'mysql-noinstall-5.1.32-win32' 5. Double click that 'mysql-noinstall-5.1.32-win32' folder and another window shows the folders 'bin','data','Docs' and so forth. 6. Select all files and folders by hitting Ctrl-A 7. Drag and Drop those selected files and folders into the 'C: MySQL_5.1.32' Window 8. Right-click on 'My Computer', and click on 'Properties' 9. Click on the Advanced Tab 10. Click the Environment Variables button 11. Scroll the bottom listbox to the PATH variable 12. Double Click the PATH variable 13. Append ';C:MySQL_5.1.32' to the PATH variable 14. Click OK 3 times 15. In the 'C:MySQL_5.1.32' Window, copy 'my-small' to 'my' (In other words, copy mysql-small.ini to my.ini) If you do not do this, you will be starting mysqld with all server defaults 16. Create a DOS Batch File called start_mysqld.bat: @echo off set MYSQL_HOME=C:MySQL_5.1.32 set MYSQL_BIN=%MYSQL_HOME%bin echo %MYSQL_BIN% cd %MYSQL_BIN% pause (This line is optional) start mysqld 17. Create a DOS Batch File called stop_mysqld.bat with the following lines @echo off set MYSQL_HOME=C:MySQL_5.1.32 set MYSQL_BIN=%MYSQL_HOME%bin %MYSQL_BIN%mysqladmin -uroot shutdown 18. Create a ShortCut for both batch files and place them on the Desktop 19. Double Click the ShortCut for start_mysqld.bat This should start up mysqld Open the task manager and look for 'mysqld.exe' 20. Goto a new DOS Window and type 'mysql -uroot' You should be in mysql now. |