mysql installation on windows server 2012
Download webPI from https://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx
Install MySQL
- Launch the Web PI application by running the wpilauncher.exe file that you downloaded in the preceding section.
- In the Web Platform Installer window, search for MySQL in the search box.
- Select MySQL Windows 5.1 (or current version), click Add, and then click Install to start the installation.
- Provide a password for the root account of the server.
- Review the licensing agreement, and then click I Accept.The MySQL Windows 5.1 application is downloaded and installed on your server.
- After the installation is completed, click Finish.
Note:
- You can launch MySQL by running the
mysqld.exe
command from the installation directory. By default, this directory is set to C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin. - Installation of Mysql 5.5 doesnt seem to work with Windows Server 2012, however 5.1 works like charm.