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Posted by Max Milner
Max Milner
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How and where do I download MySQL?

I have checked MySQL's website and gone to their Downloads tab, but there's multiple options: Oracle Cloud MySQL service, MySQL Enterprise Edition, MySQL Cluster CGE, and MySQL Community Edition.

Which one am I supposed to go with?

1 Answer

James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
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James Anwyl
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Hi Max,

The community edition is the free version, and should be fine for this course. You'll want to download the installer for whatever operating system you are using.

Alternatively you can use MAMP which comes with MySQL installed or XAMPP which comes with a community version (it used to come with MySQL but seems to have changed since last time I used it)

Hope this helps :)

Max Milner
Max Milner
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Oh, okay. I did install MAMP, which you say comes with MySQL, but when I launch MAMP the Preferences button won't appear and I think it has something to do with the little dot next to MySQL Server isn't green like it is in this video.