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Figure 1.5: My SQL has been Installed

You’re now ready to start the My SQL server, so skip down to the section called “Basic Security
Guidelines.” If you had any issues with your installation, check the “Troubleshooting Your
Installation” section.
1.2.3 Installing My SQL on Windows

The My SQL installation process on Windows is also quite simple the developers from My SQL
AB have packaged up everything you need in one zip file with a setup program! Download
the zip file, extract its contents into a temporary directory, and run the setup.exe application.
After the setup.exe application installs the My SQL server and client programs, you’re ready
to start the My SQL server.
The following steps detail the installation of My SQL 4.0.x on Windows, when the installer
is downloaded from My SQL AB. The install sequence looks similar, regardless if you have
a Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP environment for testing and
development. Many users install My SQL on personal Windows machines just to get a feel for
working with the database before deploying My SQL in a production environment.
If you have the tools and skills to compile your own Windows binary files, the
Cygwin source code is also available from My SQL AB. Follow the instructions
contained in the source distribution to build your own executable files.
Jumping right into the installation sequence, assuming you have downloaded the Windows
installer from the My SQL AB Web site, follow these steps:
1. Extract the contents of the zip file into a temporary directory and find the setup.exe file, and
then double-click it to start the installation. You will see the first screen of the installation
wizard, as shown in Figure 1.6. Click Next to continue.

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