First contact with MySQL, toss a day, always install unsuccessful, service can not start. Later from the official website to download the zip archive version, do not install, directly unzip it to disk, do some simple configuration can be.
Software: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/download requires an Oracle account.
1. Installation:
Locate the MySQL decompression path, go to the Bin folder, shift+ right-click to open the command form here. In the command form, enter: mysqld install
Prompt for successful installation into next step
2. Start the service
In the command form, enter: Net start MySQL, start the MySQL service, or go to services.msc to find MySQL boot.
3. Turn on MySQL
In the command form, enter: Mysql-u root-p. You will be prompted to enter password, initially without password. You can go directly to the carriage. Use command: mysqladmin-u root-p password to make changes password.
4. Using Visual Tools
OK, the basic operation is complete. Download a navicat or similar software, you can operate the database!
MySQL free install version L configuration method