Project Assignment 1
Download and install MySQL 5.0 "Community Server."
Run it, ideally as a Windows service or *nix background process.
Documentation is available online.
Notes for Windows users
- Download and install the version named "Windows ZIP/Setup.EXE(x86)"
- When installing, use the defaults except:
- It's better to choose UTF8 for character encoding
- For convenience, check to 'include bin directory' in your path
- It's best to choose a root password
- When finished, MySQL should be installed and running as a service (we'll verify this later)