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Dem still dey call am mysql server, mysqld

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Oracle MySQL database server. For Windows di server process na mysqld.exe. Workbench na di official GUI. E no be PostgreSQL.

Wetin you need know

MySQL na mysqld.exe. PostgreSQL na postgres.exe.

mysqld.exe na Oracle MySQL server. Di installer fit add Workbench. PostgreSQL na different server. XAMPP bundled MySQL or MariaDB na learning stack, e no be always dis official install.

Wetin e be?
MySQL database server
E be di same as PostgreSQL?
No. Different engine and exe
Workbench na di server?
No. mysqld.exe na di server
Feex tok say
If mysqld.exe dey run, I dey treat am as di MySQL server. I no go stop postgres.exe to free am, and I no go uninstall Workbench to remove di server.

Wetin be MySQL?

MySQL na di database server. mysqld.exe na di Windows process. E no be PostgreSQL, e no be Workbench, and e no be XAMPP by imself.

If you never use am before

If class talk say make you install MySQL, use di MySQL Installer from dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer. mysqld.exe na di server. Workbench na checkbox for di GUI. PostgreSQL na different engine with postgres.exe. XAMPP still bundle database join. Dat copy no be dis official server except you point am go dere on purpose.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Store relational data

Schemas on port 3306 by default. postgres.exe defaults to 5432.

Windows service

MySQL80 or similar. Dat one no be postgresql-x64-##.

Optional Workbench

Di installer fit add MySQLWorkbench.exe. DBeaver na different GUI.

Na who e dey for?

  • Developers wey dia stack na MySQL
  • Students wey dia README assume port 3306
  • Anybody wey install Postgres come dey wonder why mysql no be command

Current status

MySQL (1995) na current database server from Oracle. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/.

How old e be?

MySQL start for 1995. Oracle get di current product now. MySQL 8.0 na di normal Windows line. 5.0 query browser screenshot don tey for history. MariaDB na fork, e no be dis installer.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

MySQL 8.0
MySQL Installer bundle

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to Oracle MySQL Installer
RAM 4 GB class na common comfortable floor for local 8.0 server plus Windows

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
mysqld.exe MySQL server

Startup components

Di installer fit start di service when boot happen. Dat one na mysqld.exe, no be Workbench.

File locations

Common MySQL locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\

File formats

SQLdump

Common wahala dem

Port 3306 already dey in use

XAMPP or another MySQL service fit don carry am. Postgres on 5432 na different conflict.

People dey uninstall Workbench think say MySQL don commot

MySQLWorkbench.exe na di GUI. mysqld.exe fit remain.

How to get unstuck

Install from dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer

Oracle dey host di installer. Dem fit ask for Oracle account. Random MySQL zip na useless thing.

Services.msc: MySQL80 or di name wey you pick

postgresql-x64-## na di oda engine.

mysql CLI or Workbench to test login

pgAdmin no go speak MySQL as im first protocol.

Alternatives

PostgreSQL if di stack na Postgres. MariaDB if you want dat fork. XAMPP if na only class stack you need. Workbench or DBeaver for GUI.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/ Official installer or vendor page
Help dev.mysql.com/doc/ Vendor support
Official site dev.mysql.com/ Start here, no be random exe host
MySQL Installer dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/ Server plus optional Workbench

Related hardware

Di server dey find RAM for buffer pool and disk for datadir. GPU no matter at all.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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