Chapter 5 ■ MySQL priMerOne of the things I like most about the Windows Installer besides being a one-stop installation
mechanism is the ability to use the installer again to make changes. That is, you can run the installer another
time to install a different package or even remove packages you no longer need. It is a handy way to install
and configure MySQL on Windows.
■Note installers for other platforms are adopting similar mechanisms as the Windows installer. For example,
most have the configuration steps in the installation package.
Now that you know how to set up MySQL, let’s discuss how you use MySQL to store and retrieve data.How Data Is Stored and Retrieved
Now that you know what MySQL is and how it is used, you need to know a bit more about RDBMSs and
MySQL in particular before you start building your first database server. This section discusses how MySQL
stores data (and where it is stored), how it communicates with other systems, and some basic administration
tasks required to manage your new MySQL server.
Figure 5-14. Configuring examples