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If the first option does not come up, respond to Set root password? with y instead. This should only happen if you're installing an old version of MySQL.

For Windows

Go to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/8.0.html and select either download - mysql-installer-web-community-8.0.23.msi is recommended if you have a good internet connection, otherwise choose mysql-installer-community-8.0.23.msi. Note that both of these installations are 32-bit but will work perfectly well on a 64-bit computer.

At the next page you are invited to create an account but you do not have to - note the link No thanks, just start my download at the bottom of the page

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Allow the download to complete and start the installation package

At Choosing a Setup Type, choose Server only

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Follow prompts to complete the installation

Post-install

Firewall

If you want to access your database from another server:

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