MySQL Installation

This page contains the steps for downloading and installing

MySQL.

If you already have MySQL installed you can skip this page. But if you need to install
MySQL, this page will help you.

Download MySQL
First step is to download MySQL from the MySQL website.

This link takes you to the MySQL Community Server. This edition is a freely
downloadable version MySQL. There are also commercial versions available, however,
this tutorial uses the free version.

To check that your platform can run MySQL, see Supported Platforms.

Install MySQL
Once you've downloaded MySQL, the next step is to install it.

The following steps were taken while I installed MySQL 5.6 on my Macbook Pro
(MySQL 5.6.24 to be precise). The exact steps taken may differ slightly — this will
depend on the MySQL version that you're installing and the operating system that
you're installing on to. If you get stuck, see the installation section from the MySQL
reference manual.

1. Extract the Installer Package

Seeing as I'm installing MySQL onto Mac OS X, I could choose between using
the Native Package Installer format or Tar package format, which uses a file
 packaged using the Unix tar and gzip commands. I chose the Native Package
Installer format, which uses the native OS X installer (DMG) to guide me through
the installation.
Therefore, the first step is to double click on the .dmg file.

2. Launch the Installer

Double click the .pkg file.

3. Introduction
 After double clicking the MySQL installer package, the installer should launch
into the following Introduction screen.
Click Continue.

4. Accept Licence

Click Continue if you're happy with the licence.

5. Confirm Licence

Click Agree to confirm that you agree to the terms of the software licence
agreement.

6. Installation Type

You can either do a standard installation or you can customize it.

To do a standard installation clickInstall, otherwise click Customize.
For this example, I clicked Install.

7. Enter Password
 If prompted for a password, go ahead and enter it.
Click Install Software to start the installation process.

8. Installing...

This will install the files. Here's an action shot.

9. Installation Successful
 Once MySQL has been installed, you should see a screen like this one.
Click Close to close the installer.

Start MySQL Server

Now that you've installed MySQL, you should start it. On the Mac, you can do this via
the System Preferences.

1. Open MySQL System Preferences

On the Mac, once you've installed MySQL, you should see a MySQL icon like
this inside your System Preferences.
Click on the icon.

2. MySQL System Preferences

 The following screen should appear.

3. Start MySQL

Click Start MySQL Server.

The screen should now look like this.
You might also like to check the box that reads Automatically Start MySQL Server on
Startup. This will ensure MySQL starts every time the computer is started.

Linux/Unix/Mac
Linux/Unix systems can use the mysqld_safe command to start MySQL. You can also
use this method on the Mac, using Terminal.

To do this:

1. Open Terminal, and type cd /usr/local/mysql (or where ever MySQL is installed on the
machine).
 2. Then type sudo ./bin/mysqld_safe and enter a password if prompted.

Windows
Windows users can go to the command prompt and type the following:

"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysqld"

Or where ever MySQL is installed on the machine. Also change the version number to
the version you're using.

Windows users can stop MySQL with the following command:

"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin\mysqladmin" -u root shutdown

Next we'll take a look at MySQL Workbench. MySQL Workbench is a graphical tool that
allows you to perform all sorts of tasks with MySQL.