random1 Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'm trying to fresh install the latest version of MySQL manually. When I download it from mysql.com I get the file "mysql-5.7.9-winx64.zip", but unlike previous versions it has no "data" folder and a near empty "my.ini" file. Could someone more learned let me know what is going on with this? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/298882-how-to-install-mysql-579/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ch0cu3r Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 With a manual install mysql does not come with configuration or data directory. Those you need to create or configure yourself. The following explains what steps you need to take for a manual installhttps://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/windows-install-archive.html Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/298882-how-to-install-mysql-579/#findComment-1524583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
random1 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks I ended up doing the following... 1) Stop MySQL Service 2) Initialize default mysql database ("data" folder) using command line mysqld.exe --initialize --user=mysql 3) Run (start) MySQL with passwords disabled mysqld.exe -u mysql --skip-grant-tables 4) Manually edit `mysql`.`user` table passwords Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/298882-how-to-install-mysql-579/#findComment-1524650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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