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How To Install MySQL 8 on Windows

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This post explains all the steps required to install MySQL Community Server 8 on Windows 10. The steps
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should be similar on other versions of Windows.
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installed using the installer if it's already installed on the system. You can follow How To Completely database
Remove MySQL 5.7 From Windows to completely remove the previous installation done using the
installer.

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Step 1 - Download Installer

The MSI installers are available on the official site to install MySQL Community Server edition on Windows.
The download is available for either online or offline mode. We will download and install the server using Guide To
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Fig 2

Complete the download by following either of the approaches.

Step 2 - Install MySQL

Double click the installer to execute it. It will show the installer dialog window to accept the license
agreement as shown in Fig 3.

Fig 3

Accept the License Agreement and click on Next Button. The next screen shows options to choose pre-
configured installation options as shown in Fig 4.

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Fig 4

We have selected Custom installation to have more control over choosing the applications to be
installed. Now click on Next Button which shows the next screen having options to choose applications to
be installed as shown in Fig 5.

Fig 5

Expand the MySQL Server option as shown in Fig 5 and click on the Right Arrow Button placed on the
separator. It will select the MySQL Server 8 for installation. Our final selection of MySQL server and
applications are as shown in Fig 6. You might select or opt-out some of these applications based on
your requirements.

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Fig 6

Click on Next Button and the next screen shows the selected applications ready for installation as shown
in Fig 7.

Fig 7

Now click on Execute Button to start the installation of selected Server and applications. The installer
shows the progress as shown in Fig 8.

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Fig 8

After downloading all the selected applications, the installer will install these applications and shows the
status as shown in Fig 9.

Fig 9

Click on Next Button and the installer shows screen having the message to start the configuration of
applicable applications as shown in Fig 10.

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Fig 10

Now click on Next Button to start the configuration. The next screen shows options to configure MySQL
server either as a standalone server with classic replication strategy or InnoDB Cluster as shown in Fig 11.

Fig 11

We have selected the standalone option to keep the installation simple without using advanced cluster
options for this tutorial. Click on Next Button and the next screen shows options to choose server type
and port as shown in Fig 12.

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Fig 12

Keep the default options selected and click on Next Button. The next screen shows options to choose the
authentication method as shown in Fig 13. Though the newer options are good, in a certain situation
these might not be fully supported, for now, hence we have selected the Legacy Authentication method.
If you are sure about the usage, then select the recommended authentication method.

Fig 13

Click on Next Button to configure the Accounts and Roles as shown in Fig 14.

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Fig 14

Choose at least a medium strength password and add user accounts if required. Click on Next Button to
configure windows service as shown in Fig 15.

Fig 15

Keep the default options as selected and click on Next Button. The next screen shows the configuration
steps as shown in Fig 16.

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Fig 16

Click on Execute Button to apply the configurations done by us. It will complete the configuration and
add MySQL Notifier on the system tray as shown in Fig 17.

Fig 17

Click on Finish Button to complete MySQL configuration. The next screen shows options to configure the
samples and examples as shown in Fig 18.

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Fig 18

Click on Next Button to configure Samples and Installation. The next screen shows server connection
options as shown in Fig 19.

Fig 19

Enter the password and check the server connection. It will show successfully connect message as
shown in Fig 20.

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Fig 20

Click on Next Button. The screen shows the configuration steps of Samples and Examples as shown in Fig
21.

Fig 21

Click on Execute Button to execute the script. The next screen shows the success message as shown in
Fig 22.

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Fig 22

Click on Finish Button and the next screen shows configuration status as shown in Fig 23.

Fig 23

Click on Next Button to finalize the installation. The next screen shows the installation success message
as shown in Fig 24.

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Fig 24

Click on Finish Button to complete the installation. The installer will execute and show the Shell as shown
in Fig 25.

Fig 25

Type \quit and press Enter key to exit from Shell.

These are the steps required to install the MySQL server with the necessary applications.

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