Installing MySQL

• Extract the mysql-3.23.54-win.zip file to an easily accessible location. Find your destination and double click on setup.exe to start up the installation process.
• You will be greeted with the MySQL welcome message.
  Press Next.
• This time it is the information screen.
  Press Next.
• Choose Destination Location
  We will not go with the default location so just click on Browse. On the pop-up box enter E:\Inet\mysql as your destination. It will remind you that no such directory exists, press yes for it to be created.
  Press Next.
• Setup Type
  Choose Typical
  Press Next.
• It will begin installing the necessary files. Once you come to the Setup Complete screen press Finish to end the installation process.

Configuring MySQL

• Browse over to your freshly installed mysql directory located at E:\Inet\MySQL.
• Locate the winmysqladmin.exe file in the bin directory. Double click to open it.
• The very second you load it, it will promt you for a username and password. Type root as your username, the password is your choice.
• You should see an icon of a traffic light on your systemtray near the clock. If it is green, that's a good sign. If not, try restarting winmysqladmin.exe.

To actually test the installation we will proceed with the next step and install PhpMyAdmin.

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