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Installing MariaDB MSI packages on Windows

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MSI packages for Mariadb are available starting with 5.2.6

Installation process

GUI installation steps

This is the typical mode of installation. To start the installer, just click on mariadb-<major>.<minor>.<patch>.msi

Welcome

Welcome dialog

License Agreement

License Agreement

Click on "I accept the terms"

Custom Setup

Custom Setup

Here, you can choose what features to install. By default, all features are installed with the exception of the debug symbols. If "Database instance" feature is selected, installer will create a database instance, by default running as a service. In this case there installer will present additional dialogs to control various database properties. Note, that you do not necessarily have to create an instance on this stage. For example, if you already had running MySQL or MariaDB databases running as services, you can just upgrade them during the installation. Also, you can create additional database instances post installation, with mysql_install_db.exe utility.

NOTE: By default, if you install database instance, data directory will be in the "data" folder under installation root. To change data directory location, select "Database instance" in the feature tree, and use "Browse" button to point to another place.

Database security properties

This dialog is shown if you selected "Database instance" feature. Here, you can define password for the database user "root" and specify whether root can access database from remote machines. "Create anonymous account" setting allows for anonymous (non-authenticated) users. It is off by default and it is not recommended to change this setting.

Other database properties

Other database properties

  • Install as service

Defines if database should be run as service, and the service name. It is recommended to run database instance as service, it greately simplifies database management. Default service name is "MySQL", for compatibility reasons (this is the same name that "mysqld.exe --install" would choose too).

  • Enable networking

Whether to enable TCP/IP (recommended) and port MariaDB should listen to. If security is a concern, you can change "bind-address" parameter post-installation to bind to only local addresses. If "Enable networking" checkbox is deselected, database will use named pipe for communication.

  • Optimize for transactions

If this checkbox is selected, default storage engine is set to Innodb (or XtraDB) and sql_mode parameter is set to "NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES". You can also define Innodb/Xtradb buffer pool size. Default buffer pool size is 12.5% of RAM, dependent on your requirements you can give innodb more (up to 70-80% RAM). 32 bit versions of MariaDB have restrictions on maximum buffer pool size, which is approximately 1GB, due to virtual address space limitations for 32bit processes.

Ready to Install

Ready Dialog

At this point, all installation settings are collected. Click on "Install" button.

User account control (UAC) popup

UAC popup

If user account control is enabled (Vista or later), and you will see this dialog. Click on "Yes".

End

Finish

Installation is finished now. If you have upgradable instances of MariaDB/MySQL, running as services, this dialog will present "Do you want to upgrade existing instances" checkbox (if selected, it launched Upgrade Wizard post-installation)

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