MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual
MySQL 5.7 Release Notes
Abstract
This is the MySQL Installation Guide from the MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual.
For legal information, see the Legal Notices.
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Document generated on: 2024-12-24 (revision: 80591)
Table of Contents
- Preface and Legal Notices
- 1 Installing and Upgrading MySQL
- 2 General Installation Guidance
- 3 Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries
- 4 Installing MySQL from Source
- 4.1 Source Installation Methods
- 4.2 Source Installation Prerequisites
- 4.3 MySQL Layout for Source Installation
- 4.4 Installing MySQL Using a Standard Source Distribution
- 4.5 Installing MySQL Using a Development Source Tree
- 4.6 Configuring SSL Library Support
- 4.7 MySQL Source-Configuration Options
- 4.8 Dealing with Problems Compiling MySQL
- 4.9 MySQL Configuration and Third-Party Tools
- 5 Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows
- 5.1 MySQL Installation Layout on Microsoft Windows
- 5.2 Choosing an Installation Package
- 5.3 MySQL Installer for Windows
- 5.4 Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows Using a
noinstallZIP Archive - 5.4.1 Extracting the Install Archive
- 5.4.2 Creating an Option File
- 5.4.3 Selecting a MySQL Server Type
- 5.4.4 Initializing the Data Directory
- 5.4.5 Starting the Server for the First Time
- 5.4.6 Starting MySQL from the Windows Command Line
- 5.4.7 Customizing the PATH for MySQL Tools
- 5.4.8 Starting MySQL as a Windows Service
- 5.4.9 Testing The MySQL Installation
- 5.5 Troubleshooting a Microsoft Windows MySQL Server Installation
- 5.6 Windows Postinstallation Procedures
- 5.7 Windows Platform Restrictions
- 6 Installing MySQL on macOS
- 7 Installing MySQL on Linux
- 7.1 Installing MySQL on Linux Using the MySQL Yum Repository
- 7.2 Replacing a Third-Party Distribution of MySQL Using the MySQL Yum Repository
- 7.3 Installing MySQL on Linux Using the MySQL APT Repository
- 7.4 Installing MySQL on Linux Using the MySQL SLES Repository
- 7.5 Installing MySQL on Linux Using RPM Packages from Oracle
- 7.6 Installing MySQL on Linux Using Debian Packages from Oracle
- 7.7 Deploying MySQL on Linux with Docker
- 7.8 Installing MySQL on Linux from the Native Software Repositories
- 7.9 Installing MySQL on Linux with Juju
- 7.10 Managing MySQL Server with systemd
- 8 Installing MySQL on Solaris
- 9 Postinstallation Setup and Testing
- 10 Upgrading MySQL
- 10.1 Before You Begin
- 10.2 Upgrade Paths
- 10.3 Changes in MySQL 5.7
- 10.4 Upgrading MySQL Binary or Package-based Installations on Unix/Linux
- 10.5 Upgrading MySQL with the MySQL Yum Repository
- 10.6 Upgrading MySQL with the MySQL APT Repository
- 10.7 Upgrading MySQL with the MySQL SLES Repository
- 10.8 Upgrading MySQL on Windows
- 10.9 Upgrading a Docker Installation of MySQL
- 10.10 Upgrading MySQL with Directly-Downloaded RPM Packages
- 10.11 Upgrade Troubleshooting
- 10.12 Rebuilding or Repairing Tables or Indexes
- 10.13 Copying MySQL Databases to Another Machine
- 11 Downgrading MySQL
- 12 Environment Variables
- 13 Perl Installation Notes