MySQL Installation Tarik Booker CS 122

MySQL Install Requirements You still need to bring a USB drive to class. Count on needing at least 2GB (gigabytes) of space on your drive, so bring a drive that has AT LEAST THAT!!! It’s permissible to use the older (MySQL 5.5) version, but the latest and greatest MySQL Version (5.6.21) requires a 350MB download (remember, the ZIP Archive, not the MSI Installer!)

Downloading MySQL Go to http://www.mysql.com/ Click on the “Downloads” Tab Click “Community” below that Select the MySQL Community Server Scroll to the bottom, and there will be some links to various installs. Get the ZIP Archive!!! Use 32 or 64-bit depending on your computer. If you don’t know, choose 32-bit Note: These are ~350MB files Choose:

Installing MySQL After downloading the file, it should be a zip file of one of the two versions. mysql-5.6.21-winXX.zip (the XX’s either 32 or 64) Extract using WinZIP (or some other program) and choose a place (on the USB drive) to extract it. It should extract to the folder “mysql-5.6.21-winXX”

Using MySQL Open the Windows Command Line Console (cmd.exe) Use the cd command to navigate to the mysql-5.6.21-winXX folder Then use cd to go to the mysql-5.6.21-winXX/bin directory Type in the following to start the database server: start mysqld Then type in the following to start the database client: mysql –u root

Some MySQL Commands Once MySQL has started and you see the mysql prompt: At mysql>prompt type in: show databases; At mysql>prompt type in: create database lyric; At mysql>prompt type in: use lyric; At mysql>prompt type in: show tables; You shouldn’t see any yet! Don’t forget the semicolons!

Adding Data to a Database Now that the database is selected, let’s load a database script At mysql>prompt type in: source [path] lyric.sql; Where [path] stands for the path to the location where you saved lyric.sql If you put lyric.sql in mysql’s bin directory, all you will have to type is source lyric.sql; You should see a bunch of messages like this: Query OK, 1 rows affected (0.01 sec).

Verifying the Lyric Database To check if everything is set up properly, type: SELECT * FROM Salespeople; The output should look like this:

Congratulations!!!!!! If everything worked correctly, you should get the same results! If you plan on using your own laptop during the lab, bring it in during the labs Keep in mind that you will need a USB drive during the midterm and final! If you plan on using MySQL on a lab computer bring a USB flash drive (of at least 2GB space) to the lab