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So, let’s select “Custom” and click on “Next”. For our purposes, “Custom” will allow us to specify the tools we need. What comes up are a few different Setup Types. You can do this by ticking this little box at the bottom of the window and then clicking on “Next”.

#INSTAL MYSQL WORKBENCH SOFTWARE LICENSE#

“To proceed you must accept the Oracle Software License Terms”. You don’t need it at the moment, so please press “No”. Then, a prompt box will appear asking you for an update. So, you can open the installer and wait for it to load.Īs this is happening, depending on the version of your operating system and its settings, you might get a message asking you to allow certain apps to make changes to your device. Select the directory where you would like the installer file to be downloaded. This is not an obligatory requirement, so you can press “No thanks, just start my download.” Select the relevant “Download” button.Ī page offering you to log in or sign up for an Oracle Web account will open. The second will be appropriate if you will just download the file and then install the software when you are offline. The first one is suitable for those of you who have an internet connection (throughout the installation process). Now that we said that, let’s focus our attention on the two options provided. So please, if you are about to download a version of MySQL that is older or newer than the one you see in this post, remember to apply all code used in our SQL posts and exercises without experiencing issues. That’s why they would not affect the execution of the tasks presented throughout this post. Usually, the changes between different versions are marginal. This is why, during the installation process, we can be left with the impression that the components we are installing are different versions. MySQL Workbench, its installer, and all software tools are constantly being updated to solve different bugs and whatnot.

Before discussing them, please pay attention to this important note.

Scroll down to where you see two versions of the installer. The second option is much quicker and easier to implement. You can either download MySQL components and tools separately or download the MySQL installer then choose which tools you would like to install from there.

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We will go through the installation process for a machine operating on Windows, but please remember the post will be useful if you are installing MySQL on a machine running on Mac OS or Linux, as what needs to be done is similar.

#INSTAL MYSQL WORKBENCH HOW TO#

Select the “Downloads” section and click on “Community”, as we would like to show you how to download a file that is open-source and free. You’ll need both in almost every post of our SQL collection: SQL INSERT Statement, SQL UPDATE Statement, SQL DELETE Statement, SQL Best Practices. This post will be a little technical, a little bit complicated, but very important – we will be installing MySQL Workbench and a MySQL Server.

Instal MySQL Workbench