5.3.3 Installation Workflows with MySQL Installer

5.3.3.1 MySQL Server Configuration with MySQL Installer

5.3.3.2 MySQL Router Configuration with MySQL Installer

MySQL Installer provides a wizard-like tool to install and configure new MySQL products for Windows. Unlike the initial setup, which runs only once, MySQL Installer invokes the wizard each time you download or install a new product. For first-time installations, the steps of the initial setup proceed directly into the steps of the installation. For assistance with product selection, see Locating Products to Install.

Note

Full permissions are granted to the user executing MySQL Installer to all generated files, such as my.ini. This does not apply to files and directories for specific products, such as the MySQL server data directory in %ProgramData% that is owned by SYSTEM.

Products installed and configured on a host follow a general pattern that might require your input during the various steps. If you attempt to install a product that is incompatible with the existing MySQL server version (or a version selected for upgrade), you are alerted about the possible mismatch.

MySQL Installer provides the following sequence of actions that apply to different workflows:

• Select Products.  If you selected the Custom setup type during the initial setup or clicked Add from the MySQL Installer dashboard, MySQL Installer includes this action in the sidebar. From this page, you can apply a filter to modify the Available Products list and then select one or more products to move (using arrow keys) to the Products To Be Installed list.

  Select the check box on this page to activate the Select Features action where you can customize the products features after the product is downloaded.

• Download.  If you installed the full (not web) MySQL Installer package, all .msi files were loaded to the Product Cache folder during the initial setup and are not downloaded again. Otherwise, click Execute to begin the download. The status of each product changes from Ready to Download, to Downloading, and then to Downloaded.

  To retry a single unsuccessful download, click the Try Again link.

  To retry all unsuccessful downloads, click Try All.

• Select Features To Install (disabled by default).  After MySQL Installer downloads a product's .msi file, you can customize the features if you enabled the optional check box previously during the Select Products action.

  To customize product features after the installation, click Modify in the MySQL Installer dashboard.

• Installation.  The status of each product in the list changes from Ready to Install, to Installing, and lastly to Complete. During the process, click Show Details to view the installation actions.

  If you cancel the installation at this point, the products are installed, but the server (if installed) is not yet configured. To restart the server configuration, open MySQL Installer from the Start menu and click Reconfigure next to the appropriate server in the dashboard.

• Product configuration.  This step applies to MySQL Server, MySQL Router, and samples only. The status for each item in the list should indicate Ready to Configure. Click Next to start the configuration wizard for all items in the list. The configuration options presented during this step are specific to the version of database or router that you selected to install.

  Click Execute to begin applying the configuration options or click Back (repeatedly) to return to each configuration page.

• Installation complete.  This step finalizes the installation for products that do not require configuration. It enables you to copy the log to a clipboard and to start certain applications, such as MySQL Workbench and MySQL Shell. Click Finish to open the MySQL Installer dashboard.