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Mysql and Workbench Installation and Use Guide: Course Information Systems, Aarhus University, Q2, 2010

This document provides instructions for installing MySQL Community Server, MySQL Workbench, and loading an example database with sample data. It outlines downloading and running the installation files, configuring the server settings like the root password, and setting up a new connection in Workbench. It then demonstrates using Workbench to run SQL scripts to create a table and load it with data from a text file.

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Mysql and Workbench Installation and Use Guide: Course Information Systems, Aarhus University, Q2, 2010

This document provides instructions for installing MySQL Community Server, MySQL Workbench, and loading an example database with sample data. It outlines downloading and running the installation files, configuring the server settings like the root password, and setting up a new connection in Workbench. It then demonstrates using Workbench to run SQL scripts to create a table and load it with data from a text file.

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Santiago Ile Maurice Lomelí
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MySQL and Workbench installation and use guide

Course Information Systems, Aarhus University, Q2, 2010


http://www.cs.au.dk/dInfSys/ Download webpage http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/ . If you are downloading installation files from the webpage for the first time, you will be asked to register. Note that registration is optional, you can just click on the link No thanks, just take me to the downloads.

Contents
1 MySQL Community Server ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2 MySQL Workbench ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Installation Guide .................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Short User Guide ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Configure new database connection ............................................................................................................... 9 2.2.2 Loading an example database........................................................................................................................ 11 2.2.3 Populate database with data ......................................................................................................................... 13

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1 MySQL Community Server


Installation steps (for Microsoft Windows Platform): 1. Download MySQL Community Server 5.1 installation file appropriate for the platform in your computer from the webpage http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ .

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Open installation file for MySQL Community Server and press Next.

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Choose Typical setup type, click Next and Install.

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After installation process is completed, check Configure MySQL Server now and click Finish.

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In Configuration Wizard click Next.

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Choose Standard Configuration and click Next.

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We recommend that you check Install As Windows Service, select service name MySQL. Check Launch the MySQL Server Automatically so it will run service automatically after installation. Check to Include Bin Directory in Windows PATH and click Next.

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We recommend that you set a long password for the root user (and remember it!), check Enable root access from remote machines and do not create an anonymous account. Click Next and then Execute.

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After the configuration process is completed click Finish.

Note: If you want to reconfigure MySQL Community Server, click Start > All Programs > MySQL > MySQL Server 5.1 > MySQL Server Instance Configure Wizard.

2 MySQL Workbench 2.1 Installation Guide


Installation steps (for Microsoft Windows Platform): 1. 2. Download MySQL Workbench appropriate http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/5.2.html . Open installation file for MySQL Workbench and press Next. for your platform from

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Choose Complete setup type and click Next and Install.

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After installation process is completed click Finish.

Congrats! Installation is finished!

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2.2 Short User Guide


In this section, we explain how to try out your MySQL and Workbench installation using example files you can download from the course webpage. 2.2.1 Configure new database connection

1.

Launch MySQL Workbench (in your start menu, choose MySQL from your installed programs, and choose Workbench).

2.

In Workspace choose New Connection option. Setup window will appear.

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If you installed MySQL Server under default settings, you should not change anything here. (Otherwise enter the name, hostname and port number for the connection.) Enter the password for the root user, which you set while installing MySQL Server and click Test Connection. The following screen will appear.

4.

Click OK. In the Workspace of MySQL Workbench select the database connection.

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Double-click on it and SQL Editor for selected DB connection will appear.

2.2.2 Loading an example database 1. 2. Open a Database connection as described in 2.2.1 section. In Object Browser from the dropdown select default database. In the example database test is selected.

3. 4.

Download courseDB.sql file from the course webpage. This file contains SQL commands to create DB table with the name course. Select File > Open SQL Script File, select the downloaded courceDB.sql file and click Open.

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5.

In the menu bar click on Execute SQL Script in Connected Server.

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Right-click on the database name in Object Browser and click Refresh All.

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In the selected database course table will appear.

2.2.3 Populate database with data

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2.

Download files from course page: loadCourseDB.sql - file contains SQL commands for populating DB table with data from specified input file. course.txt data file for the course table (If youre curious, you can open this file with a text editor to see what it contains). Open loadCourseDB.sql SQL script file with MySQL Workbench, as described in Section 2.2.2.

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Before executing the script: In the line LOAD DATA INFILE specify the location to which you downloaded the course.txt file (c:/course.txt in the example); If you used the suggested names, you do not need to change anything else. If you chose a different name for the database or the table, change line INTO TABLE test.course accordingly, i.e. name for table course in test database. Click Execute SQL Script in Connected Server.

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Right-click on the table name course and select Select Rows - Limit 1000.

5.

The result set with five records (= five lines in the table) will appear (as in the text file).

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and tested MySQL and the Workbench!

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