The MySQL installer performs some basic configurations for the MySQL 8 server, including:
- The installer will create a my.ini configuration file for the MySQL 8 server. File contents will be decided as per the selected options of the installation process.
- By default, the installer will add the Windows service for the MySQL 8 server.
- The required default installation and data paths of the MySQL 8 server will be provided by the installer.
- The installer will create some user accounts with roles and permissions for MySQL 8 server. It can create a Windows user with limited privileges to the MySQL 8 server.
- Using Show Advanced Options, MySQL installer allows for defining custom paths for logging options. For example, you can ...