MySQL 5.6 Reference Manual Including MySQL NDB Cluster 7.3-7.4 Reference Guide
To install MySQL manually, do the following:
If you are upgrading from a previous version please refer to Section 2.11.8, “Upgrading MySQL on Windows”, before beginning the upgrade process.
Make sure that you are logged in as a user with administrator privileges.
Choose an installation location. Traditionally, the MySQL
server is installed in C:\mysql
. If you
do not install MySQL at C:\mysql
, you
must specify the path to the install directory during
startup or in an option file. See
Section 2.3.4.2, “Creating an Option File”.
The MySQL Installer installs MySQL under C:\Program
Files\MySQL
.
Extract the install archive to the chosen installation location using your preferred file-compression tool. Some tools may extract the archive to a folder within your chosen installation location. If this occurs, you can move the contents of the subfolder into the chosen installation location.