Start MySQL Server as a service (Win 8)

Question

I am trying out MySQL (Windows 8), with the workbench (gui) installed as well.

I am still in the installation / configuration process. I would like to create a new

Answer 1

Hans, first of all, the MySQL installer should install the new server as service already. There's no need for you to do this manually. Look in your services list if you already see the service there. Did you get an error message in the MySQL Installer when it came to server/service installation?

Another point is that the server cannot start up as you can see in the log output. Something is seriously wrong with the InnoDB storage. Did you change the configuration somehow? Keep in mind that MySQL data must not be written in the application folder, but in the application data path. By default the MySQL Installer should also take care of this.

And finally, if you start MySQL Workbench with no connections/server instances it will scan the services to find existing MySQL servers and auto create connections and instances for them.