Installing mySQL on Windows

[Bob Sneidar]

Thanks Matthias. 

I have never used Maria DB. Since this is mission critical, I do not want to introduce any quirks, so I am sticking to what I know. 

Bob S


> On Jun 23, 2023, at 10:55 AM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Couldn't you use MariaDB Server instead? As far as i know it is MySQL compatible.
> MariaDB Server is available as .msi Installer.
> 
> Regards,
> Matthias
> 
>> Am 23.06.2023 um 18:01 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>> 
>> <sigh> NVM. I think I found it. Unfortunately it looks live there is an installer only for the 32 bit version. I was hoping to install a 64 bit version on a 64 bit server. Oh well. 
>> 
>> Bob S
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 23, 2023, at 8:50 AM, Bob Sneidar <bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all. 
>>> 
>>> The PC running mySQL server I’ve been using for some time took a dump. Thankfully I’ve been running a daily backup. Now I am trying to install mySQL server 64 bit on a new server, but it seems there is no installer! Instructions tell my to run some console commands. Is that the only way to do it?? I don’t remember jumping through all those hoops before, but it was many years ago. 
>>> 
>>> Bob S
>>> 
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