Installing MariaDB on Windows

There are two types of MariaDB downloads for Windows: ZIP files and MSI packages. As mentioned previously, the ZIP files are similar to the Linux binary .tar.gz files and they are only recommended for those who know that they want it.

If we are starting out with MariaDB for Windows, it is recommended to use the MSI packages. The following are the steps to do just that:

  1. Download the MSI package from https://downloads.mariadb.org/ location. First click on the series that we want (whatever is the current stable version, most likely), then locate the Windows 64-bit or Windows 32-bit MSI package. For most Windows PCs, the 64-bit MSI package is probably the one that we want, especially if we have more than 4 GB of RAM. If ...

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