0540: Portable MySQL USB Flash Install Guide

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<h1>Portable MySQL USB Flash Install Guide</h1>
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<li>Download MySQL Workbench <a href="https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
<li>Download the latest MySQL binary .zip <a href="https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
<li>Extract the downloaded .zip file</li>
<li>Rename the extracted folder MySQL</li>
<li>Cut the MySQL folder to the USB flash drive</li>
<li>Navigate back to the folder with the MySQL Workbench .msi</li>
<li>While holding Shift, right click in the whitespace &gt; Open PowerShell window here </li>
<li>Run the following command in PowerShell to extract the .msi to the USB flash drive, update the drive letter as needed
<div class="codeBlock PS">msiexec /a mysql-workbench-community-8.0.25-winx64.msi /qb TARGETDIR=H:\<br />
exit</div>
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<li>Navigate to the USB flash drive and create a new text file called MySQL.bat</li>
<li>Paste the following contents into the .bat file
<p>&quot;%~dp0MySQL\bin\mysqld.exe&quot; --standalone</p>
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<li>Save MySQL.bat</li>
<li>Navigate into \MySQL\bin on the USB flash drive</li>
<li>While holding Shift, right click in the whitespace &gt; Open PowerShell window here</li>
<li>Run the following command to initialize the MySQL server
<div class="codeBlock PS">.\mysqld --initialize<br />
exit</div>
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<li>Find the .err file in the \MySQL\data directory and open it in a text editor</li>
<li>Search for the phrase temporary password &gt; Copy the randomly generated password for the root account to the clipboard</li>
<li>Right click MySQL.bat on the root of the USB flash drive &gt; Run as Administrator</li>
<li>The MySQL server process is now running</li>
<li>Navigate into \MySQL\MySQL Workbench 8.0 CE\ on the USB flash drive and launch MySQLWorkbench.exe</li>
<li>Click the Plus icon next to MySQL Connections</li>
<li>Enter a connection name (ie Portable MySQL) &gt; Click OK</li>
<li>Double click the new connection</li>
<li>Paste the password found in the .err file</li>
<li>Enter and confirm a new root password</li>
<li>The connection should be successful, click OK</li>
<li>Welcome to a portable MySQL database instance with GUI</li>
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<p><em>To stop the MySQL instance, simply kill mysqld.exe by pressing CTRL+C in the open command prompt running MySQL.bat</em></p>
<p><em>Additional server options for MySQL.bat <a href="https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-options.html" target="_blank">https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-options.html</a></em></p>
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