Oracle Commerce Platform supports the MySQL database for use in evaluation and development installations. The Core Platform installer for Microsoft Windows automatically installs MySQL. You can also use the MySQL database on other operating systems but you must install and configure it yourself.
Use the MySQL database if you want to configure an Oracle Commerce Platform server quickly and you are not concerned about large-scale performance and reliability. Database configuration for production use requires more sophisticated preparation. Configuring databases for production use is covered in Configuring Databases and Database Access section in the Platform Installation and Configuration Guide.
To use the MySQL evaluation database on Microsoft Windows:
Start MySQL. See MySQL Databases in the Platform Installation and Configuration Guide.
Follow the instructions below to create and populate versioned database tables as required by Merchandising and the Oracle Commerce Core Commerce.
If you intend to use other Oracle Commerce Platform applications, see the documentation for each application to learn the database table requirements.
Import data required by Merchandising. See Importing Required Data.
