How to start MySQL on Windows

1 year ago
Ava Mitchell
1 minute

To start the MySQL server, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt or PowerShell window.
  2. Go to the “bin” directory located at C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server X.X.
  3. Start MySQL in console mode.
  4. If everything is working properly, you will see the MySQL server successfully starting and listening on port 3306. If any errors occur, please follow the error message for resolution.

You can now connect to the MySQL server through the MySQL client. By default, you can use the following command to connect to the MySQL server:

mysql -u root -p

By default, MySQL logs in using the “root” user.

Please enter your MySQL root user password to log in to the MySQL server. If everything is in order, you will see the MySQL command line prompt, indicating that you have successfully connected to the MySQL server.

Please note that this is the most basic method to start the MySQL server. The specific steps may vary depending on your MySQL version and configuration. Please refer to the official MySQL documentation for more detailed information.

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