View source for Mariadb on cygwin


= Installation =

== Preparations == 

# Disable your windows firewall.
# Start a [[cygwin]] terminal (running [[bash]]).

== Procedure == 

First, we need to install the MariaDB software. This command may take some minutes to complete.
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mysql_install_db
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Now, we start the MariaDB server. 
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mysqld_safe &
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''Note: You might get a firewall notice if the firewall is up and running!''

To finish things off we secure the installation:
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mysql_secure_installation
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When this script is executing you will get a couple of questions.
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