mysql configuration stops at “starting server”

Question

I was installing MySQL installer on my windows 8 machine. During the server configuration process, it gets stuck at \"starting server\" and doesn\'t move any further. The lo

Answer 1

I made this problem disappear by upgrading from 5.7 to 8.0.

Specifically I:

• Uninstalled MySQL 5.7 (through the "MySQL Notifier").
• Downloaded and ran mysql-installer-web-community-8.0.14.0.msi from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/8.0.html