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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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