{"id":286,"date":"2007-05-07T14:48:48","date_gmt":"2007-05-07T14:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhost.com\/kb\/\/web-hosting\/index.php\/2007\/05\/07\/how-to-install-mysql-in-windows-operating-system\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:04:57","slug":"how-to-install-mysql-in-windows-operating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/how-to-install-mysql-in-windows-operating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install MySQL in Windows Operating System?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The following are the steps to install MySQL in Windows &#8211;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Zip file &#8211;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>MySQL-shareware-3_22_34-win.zip<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Also, check for the latest versions on the internet<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A temporary directory should be created<\/li>\r\n<li>Unzip the file to the directory<\/li>\r\n<li>After the unzip process, search for &#8220;setup.exe&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>Make sure you close all programs<\/li>\r\n<li>Search for Setup File in the temporary directory<\/li>\r\n<li>Select &#8220;OK&#8221; in order to proceed<\/li>\r\n<li>Follow the instructions of the installation process<\/li>\r\n<li>Restart Windows<\/li>\r\n<li>In MS-DOS, switch to c:\\mysql\\bin<\/li>\r\n<li>At the prompt &#8211;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>mysqld-shareware &#8211;standalone or MySQL<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>MySQL Session begins<\/li>\r\n<li>Type &#8220;MySQL&#8221; at the prompt<\/li>\r\n<li>In order to test, type &#8220;show databases;&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>In order to quit type &#8220;quit&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>Thereafter, to shut down completely, type &#8211;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>mysqladmin -u root shutdown<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We hope you understood How to install MySQL in Windows Operating System. 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