I need to run MySQL Server on a new for me laptop. There's Windows 7. And MySQL have been installed on it. In order to verify this, I opened the Programs and Features
window and saw it there:
But when I go to the Services
to run it, I don't find it. It's absent there:
It's very strange for me. Why MySQL is not among the services? How can I run it? It's installed on this station. Any ideas?
Best Answer
You may have not installed MySQL using the wizard or skipped that part.
You have full installation instructions in order to add MySQL server as a Windows service on the reference manual, basically:
mysqladmin shutdown
)mysqld --install
), optionally setting a name for itMore details on the aforementioned manual page.