What components are required to install MySQL on Windows?

To successfully install MySQL on Windows for development, you need three main components: MySQL Server (the database engine), MySQL Workbench (the GUI), and MySQL Shell (for command-line interaction).

What is the default user for MySQL?

The default administrative user created during the MySQL installation process is named 'root'. You must set a strong password for this root user during configuration.

How do I fix the 'mysql command not recognized' error?

This error occurs if the system path is not set. You need to copy the path to your MySQL 'bin' folder (e.g., C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin) and add it to your Windows System Environment Variables.

How do I verify if MySQL is installed correctly?

Open the Command Prompt (cmd) and type 'mysql -u root -p'. If it asks for your password and then logs you into the mysql> prompt, the installation is successful.

A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Installing MySQL on Windows

Introduction: Selecting the Products

MySQL Server, Workbench, and Shell are required. So all these three are required to install MySQL on the Windows operating system. Click Next. Ready to install. Now, click Execute. Now, MySQL Server, Workbench, and shell will get installed. Let's wait.

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Step 1: Product Configuration

The status is complete. Now click Next. Product Configuration. Click Next. The Type and Networking section is visible. Keep it as it is and click Next.

The Authentication method is visible. It is recommending us to use a strong password. So keep it as it is and click next.

Step 2: Setting the Root Password

Add a password. You need to add your own password here. So let's add. This will set a password for our user. So you would be wondering what a user is here. The user is root. So here the user is root, and the password is the following. You need to add your own password here. Click Next.

Step 3: Finalizing the Installation

Windows service. Keep it as it is and click Next. Server file permissions. This is the location where your databases will be saved. Keep the default, which is, "Yes, grant full access." And click next.

Apply the configuration. Now I'll click Execute. Now, one by one, all of these configurations will get set, and our installation will complete. The configuration is successful. Click finish. Product configuration. Click Next. Installation complete. After the installation, this will start MySQL Workbench and the shell. Click Finish.

Step 4: Setting the Environment Variable (The Path)

So this is your shell and workbench. But the installation is not yet complete. We need to set the path. So let us go to the place where we installed MySQL.

It was in the C drive program files. Here, go to MySQL. Click on it. Click on MySQL Server. Click bin and copy this path. So this path we need to set so that we don't need to reach this path again and again.

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Go to start type environment variables. Here, click, Edit the system environment variables. Therefore, we will click open. Under the advanced, click environment variables.

Now, under system variables, double-click click path. Here, click New and set the path. Right-click and paste the same path. So this is our bin path. We have added the path. Now click okay. Okay. And the last, okay.

Step 5: Testing MySQL via Command Line

We have installed MySQL. Go to start. Type cmd. So this is how you need to start your MySQL for the first time. Click open.

Here type: mysql -u -p

u is for user. So the user was root. I told you before. I have mentioned this before as well.
After that, mention -p that is for password.

When I'll press enter. It will ask for the password. Enter the same password that we added before and press Enter. So we have installed MySQL.

Now, let us create a new database quickly. First, I'll use the show databases command to list the default databases. Here are the default databases.

Now, let us create a new database using the create database command. Here, add any name to your database. Let's say my database name is amitdb. So I'll press enter. Here, one row affected means we successfully executed this query.

Now, when I'll type the following command, that is, show databases, it will show five databases, which will include amitdb also. So let us type. When I'll press enter, it will show five databases. Here it is, amitdb is visible. So we have created a default database.

Step 6: Using MySQL Workbench

Now, let us go to the workbench, which we already opened. So this is a UI to work on MySQL. I'll click here. Enter the same password that we added before. Click Save Password and click okay.

Now MySQL Workbench will open. Through this, you can easily create databases and tables.

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