Re: Can't start the server after installation

On 10/05/2021 21:03, Luuk wrote:
> 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
> 
> 😉
> 
> 
> He suggested to use a different OS: "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."

Fokke