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Install MySQL on Windows VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up MySQL on a Windows VPS for database hosting—download the MySQL Installer from dev mysql com/downloads/installer/ run it and select \"Server Only\" (e g version 8 0 34) Configure with a root password (e g My$qlW1n!) opting for Strong Password Encryption Start the service via

net start mysql

in Command Prompt and test with

mysql -u root -p

—enter your password for the \"mysql>\" prompt Open port 3306 with

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=\"MySQL\" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=3306

On AWS Lightsail this complements IIS for web hosting—install phpMyAdmin via PHP to manage it ensuring uptime for dynamic sites

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