Installing MariaDB on Windows

I came across MariaDB way back in 2014 after a user posted on the RadioDJ forums that they were using it.

I have to admit I was surprised by how easy MariaDB was to install.

It's a lot more straight forward than the normal Oracle MySQL installer. Its not as fiddly as setting up MySQL server edition.

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Once upon a time MariaDB started as a fork of MySQL

But with new features and capabilities and performance its grown into a Database Solution of its own

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1) Download and install MariaDB

2) Open the file & Install and run when Windows prompts

3) On the licence agreement screen check the accept box. Click next

4) On the next screen will be the components you need to install, don't change anything here just click next.

5) You should now have a screen that says Modify password for database user root Enter your desired password.

Tip: Write this password down or even open notepad and save it on your desktop.

You will need it later!

6) On the next screen, Keep the default settings Click next.

7) You should see a box "Enable feedback plugin" don't bother enabling it. Just click next If you don't want to send feedback.

8) Click install & If all goes to plan MariaDB server should be installed.

Right click on the taskbar and select task manager & look for the service MySQL or MariaDB under the services tab.

If the service is up and running look for MariaDB.exe or whatever you called the service during setup to see if its working

Setting up a database needn't be difficult I hope you found this Tutorial Useful