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NETIKUS.NET ltd

1st November 2007

2.1

Title

MySQL Server Installation on Windows

Summary

How to install, setup and configure a MySQL installation on Windows. Includes instructions on how to setup a database for EventSentry, also covers the installation of

Apache and PHP briefly.

Software

MS Windows 2000 or higher

MySQL 5.x

Optional: Full or trial version of EventSentry

Hardware

Not applicable, system used for this guide is PIII 977MHz with 256Mb RAM

Skill Level

Beginner - Intermediate

Skills Required

- Basic understanding of Windows NT, 2000, 2003 or XP

- Basic understanding of databases

- Knowledge of basic SQL commands (select, update, ...) beneficial but not required

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the MySQL database team for making a great database available for free

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http://www.netikus.net/ (guides section)