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The installation process for MySQL on Windows has the following steps:
MySQL for Windows is available in two distribution formats:
Generally speaking, you should use the binary distribution. It's simpler, and you need no additional tools to get MySQL up and running.
This section describes how to install MySQL on Windows using a binary distribution. To install using a source distribution, see 2.3.6 Installing MySQL from Source on Windows.