MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard
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Apart from making changes to the
my.ini
file by running the MySQL Server Instance Configuration
Wizard again, you can modify it by opening it with a text editor and making any necessary changes.
You can also modify the server configuration with the http://www.mysql.com/products/administrator/
utility. For more information about server configuration, see
Section 5.1.3, “Server Command Options”
.
MySQL clients and utilities such as the
mysql
and
mysqldump
command-line clients are not able
to locate the
my.ini
file located in the server installation directory. To configure the client and
utility applications, create a new
my.ini
file in the Windows installation directory (for example,
C:
\WINDOWS
).
Under Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 and Windows XP, MySQL Server Instance
Configuration Wizard will configure MySQL to work as a Windows service. To start and stop MySQL
you use the
Services
application that is supplied as part of the Windows Administrator Tools.
2.10.3.2. Choosing a Maintenance Option
If the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard detects an existing configuration file, you have
the option of either reconfiguring your existing server, or removing the server instance by deleting the
configuration file and stopping and removing the MySQL service.
To reconfigure an existing server, choose the Re-configure Instance option and click the Next button.
Any existing configuration file is not overwritten, but renamed (within the same directory) using a
timestamp (Windows) or sequential number (Linux). To remove the existing server instance, choose
the Remove Instance option and click the Next button.
If you choose the Remove Instance option, you advance to a confirmation window. Click the Execute
button. The MySQL Server Configuration Wizard stops and removes the MySQL service, and then
deletes the configuration file. The server installation and its
data
folder are not removed.
If you choose the Re-configure Instance option, you advance to the Configuration Type dialog where
you can choose the type of installation that you wish to configure.
2.10.3.3. Choosing a Configuration Type
When you start the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard for a new MySQL installation, or
choose the Re-configure Instance option for an existing installation, you advance to the Configuration
Type dialog.
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