MySQLInstanceConfig:
To use the Instance Configuration Wizard from the command line the following parameters can be used. These parameters have to be set to run from the command line
-n<product name>
-p<path of installation> (no \bin)
-v<version>
Actions to perform
-i (install instance)
-r (remove instance)
-s (stop instance)
-q (be quiet)
-lfilename (write log file)
When launched manually, these can also be submitted
-t<.cnf template filename>
-c<.cnf filename>
Use the following option to define the parameters for the config file generation.
ServiceName=$
AddBinToPath={yes | no}
ServerType={DEVELOPMENT | SERVER | DEDICATED}
DatabaseType={MIXED | INNODB | MYISAM}
ConnectionUsage={DSS | OLTP}
ConnectionCount=#
SkipNetworking={yes | no}
Port=#
StrictMode={yes | no}
Charset=$
RootPassword=$
RootCurrentPassword=$
The return codes of the Wizard in case of an error are.
2 ... Configuration template file cannot be found.
3 ... The Windows service entry cannot be created.
4 ... Could not connect to the Service Control Manager.
5 ... The MySQL service cannot be started.
6 ... The MySQL service cannot be stopped.
7 ... The security settings cannot be applied.
8 ... The configuration file cannot be written.
9 ... The Windows service entry cannot be removed.
Examples:
The following command installs a MySQL Server 5.0 instance from the directory
C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0 using the service name MySQLCust and settingthe root password to 1234.
MySQLInstanceConfig.exe -i -q "-lC:\mysql_install_log.txt" "-nMySQL Server 5.0"
"-pC:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0" -v5.0.13 "-t..\..\res\my-template.ini" "-cC:\mytest.ini"
ServerType=DEVELOPMENT DatabaseType=MIXED ConnectionUsage=DSS Port=3311
ServiceName=MySQLCust RootPassword=1234
If the server can not be started, the exit code is 2.
The following command removes the server instance with the name MySQLCust.
MySQLInstanceConfig.exe -r -q "-lC:\mysql_install_log.txt" "-nMySQL Server 5.0"
"-pC:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0" -v5.0.13 "-cC:\mytest.ini" ServiceName=MySQLCust
Output into the log file:
----------------------------------------
Welcome to the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard 1.0.6
Date: 2005-10-19 21:53:16
Installing service ...
Product Name: MySQL Server 5.0
Version: 5.0.13
Installation Path: C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\
Creating configuration file C:\mytest.ini using template ..\..\res\my-template.ini.
Options:
DEVELOPMENT
MIXED
DSS
STRICTMODE
Variables:
port: 3311
default-character-set: latin1
basedir: "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/"
datadir: "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/Data/"
Creating Windows service entry.
Service Name: "MySQLCust"
Parameters: "C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt" --defaults-file="C:\mytest.ini" MySQLCust.
Windows service MySQLCust installed.
Service started successfully.
The security settings could not be applied to the database because the connection has failed with the following error.
Error Nr. 1045
Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
----------------------------------------
Welcome to the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard 1.0.6
Date: 2005-10-19 21:53:46
Removing Service...
Instance stopped.
Windows Service removed.
Service Name: MySQLCust
Configuration file removed.
Filename: C:\mytest.ini
To use the Instance Configuration Wizard from the command line the following parameters can be used. These parameters have to be set to run from the command line
-n<product name>
-p<path of installation> (no \bin)
-v<version>
Actions to perform
-i (install instance)
-r (remove instance)
-s (stop instance)
-q (be quiet)
-lfilename (write log file)
When launched manually, these can also be submitted
-t<.cnf template filename>
-c<.cnf filename>
Use the following option to define the parameters for the config file generation.
ServiceName=$
AddBinToPath={yes | no}
ServerType={DEVELOPMENT | SERVER | DEDICATED}
DatabaseType={MIXED | INNODB | MYISAM}
ConnectionUsage={DSS | OLTP}
ConnectionCount=#
SkipNetworking={yes | no}
Port=#
StrictMode={yes | no}
Charset=$
RootPassword=$
RootCurrentPassword=$
The return codes of the Wizard in case of an error are.
2 ... Configuration template file cannot be found.
3 ... The Windows service entry cannot be created.
4 ... Could not connect to the Service Control Manager.
5 ... The MySQL service cannot be started.
6 ... The MySQL service cannot be stopped.
7 ... The security settings cannot be applied.
8 ... The configuration file cannot be written.
9 ... The Windows service entry cannot be removed.
Examples:
The following command installs a MySQL Server 5.0 instance from the directory
C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0 using the service name MySQLCust and settingthe root password to 1234.
MySQLInstanceConfig.exe -i -q "-lC:\mysql_install_log.txt" "-nMySQL Server 5.0"
"-pC:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0" -v5.0.13 "-t..\..\res\my-template.ini" "-cC:\mytest.ini"
ServerType=DEVELOPMENT DatabaseType=MIXED ConnectionUsage=DSS Port=3311
ServiceName=MySQLCust RootPassword=1234
If the server can not be started, the exit code is 2.
The following command removes the server instance with the name MySQLCust.
MySQLInstanceConfig.exe -r -q "-lC:\mysql_install_log.txt" "-nMySQL Server 5.0"
"-pC:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0" -v5.0.13 "-cC:\mytest.ini" ServiceName=MySQLCust
Output into the log file:
----------------------------------------
Welcome to the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard 1.0.6
Date: 2005-10-19 21:53:16
Installing service ...
Product Name: MySQL Server 5.0
Version: 5.0.13
Installation Path: C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\
Creating configuration file C:\mytest.ini using template ..\..\res\my-template.ini.
Options:
DEVELOPMENT
MIXED
DSS
STRICTMODE
Variables:
port: 3311
default-character-set: latin1
basedir: "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/"
datadir: "C:/Programme/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/Data/"
Creating Windows service entry.
Service Name: "MySQLCust"
Parameters: "C:\Programme\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt" --defaults-file="C:\mytest.ini" MySQLCust.
Windows service MySQLCust installed.
Service started successfully.
The security settings could not be applied to the database because the connection has failed with the following error.
Error Nr. 1045
Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
----------------------------------------
Welcome to the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard 1.0.6
Date: 2005-10-19 21:53:46
Removing Service...
Instance stopped.
Windows Service removed.
Service Name: MySQLCust
Configuration file removed.
Filename: C:\mytest.ini