MySQL Installer for Windows MySQL Installer is a standalone application designed to ease the complexity of installing and configuring MySQL products that run on Microsoft Windows. It supports the following MySQL products: MySQL Installer can install and manage multiple, separate MySQL server instances on the same host at the same time. For example, MySQL Installer can install, configure, and upgrade a separate instance of MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.7, and MySQL 8.0 on the same host. MySQL Installer does not permit server upgrades between major and minor version numbers, but does permit upgrades within a release series (such as 8.0.21 to 8.0.22). MySQL Installer cannot install both  Community  and  Commercial  releases of MySQL server on the same host. If you require both releases on the same host, consider using the ZIP archive distribution to install one of the releases. MySQL Installer requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later. If this version is not installed on the host computer, you can download it by visiting the Microsoft website. An internet connection is required to download a manifest containing metadata for the latest MySQL products that are not part of a full bundle. MySQL Installer attempts to download the manifest when you start the application for the first time and then periodically in configurable intervals (see MySQL Installer options). Alternatively, you can retrieve an updated manifest manually by clicking  Catalog  in the MySQL Installer dashboard. If the first-time or subsequent manifest download is unsuccessful, an error is logged and you may have limited access to MySQL products during your session. MySQL Installer attempts to download the manifest with each startup until the initial manifest structure is updated. For help finding a product, see Locating Products to Install. Download software from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/ to install the Community release of all MySQL products for Windows. Select one of the following MySQL Installer package options: •Documentation and Samples •MySQL Connectors •MySQL Applications •MySQL Servers MySQL Workbench, MySQL Shell, MySQL Router, and MySQL for Visual Studio. MySQL Connector/NET, MySQL Connector/Python, MySQL Connector/ODBC, MySQL Connector/ J, and MySQL Connector/C++. To install MySQL Connector/Node.js, see https://dev.mysql.com/ downloads/connector/nodejs/. MySQL Reference Manuals (by version) in PDF format and MySQL database samples (by version). Installation Requirements Note MySQL Installer Community Release • Web : Contains MySQL Installer and configuration files only. The web package option downloads only the MySQL products you select to install, but it requires an internet connection for each download. The size of this file is approximately 2 MB. The file name has the form  mysql-installer- 119 Note