Re: Can't start the server after installation

On 10-5-2021 16:24, Fokke Nauta wrote:
> On 10/05/2021 11:39, J.O. Aho wrote:
>> On 10/05/2021 11.19, Fokke Nauta wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We run a Windows 10 Pro x64 pc as a server. MySQL was installed and 
>>> ran fine. No problems. Recently I tried to update it with the 8.0.24 
>>> installer. Everything worked fine, except that when applying the 
>>> configuration, the server won't start. I waited quite a long time, 
>>> untill I got a popup with the message "MySQL server 8.0.24 
>>> configuration is taking longer than expected".
>>> Then I stopped the proces and uninstalled the server and it's 
>>> components completely.
>>> I installed a new server, 8.0.24. Settings: Developement (default). 
>>> Same problem, installation works fine but the server won't start. 
>>> After waiting a long time I interrupted the process and uninstalled 
>>> the server again and all of it's components. Then I installed the 
>>> server again, but now as MySQL server only.
>>> The same problem ocurred.
>>> What can be wrong? What can I do to make the server run?
>>
>> I suggest you start your event viewer and look for events in there, 
>> sure it had been easier if it has been searchable, but sadly closed 
>> source products ain't that user friendly.
>> Stability with the combination MySQL and MS-Windows have been bad, I 
>> would recommend to use another OS to run it on, for local testing WSL 
>> seems to work quite ok.
>>
>>
>> I would do recommend you to test MariaDB, go for the 10.x version, 
>> it's open with it's bug fixes which Oracle ain't. Still they are more 
>> or less just drop in replacements for each other.
>>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for your quick response.
> I just found the cause. Allthough during the installation I specified a 
> special database location, which I replaced with the original data after 
> the installation, MySQL didn't see the databases. I found that it looked 
> at a different location. After replacing those files with the original 
> ones, it works fine.
> 
> Using another OS is no option, unfortunately. There are many good 
> Linuxes around, but my knowledge of them is too little to fully use them.
> 
> Fokke

But MariaDB is not an OS,
Just as MySQL is not an OS.

Ubuntu, or Debian, that are OS.

You definitely need start reading some of the articles found here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=mysql+vs+mariadb

😉