The purpose of this tutorial is to take you through the process of installing MySQL 4 for Windows. This is very important, if you intend to use the PHP/MySQL Server Model within Dreamweaver MX.

Downloading MySQL
First, you need to go to the MySQL web site at www.mysql.com. find the downloads page, and locate the Windows installer download. Download this to your PC.

Locate the file and double-click on it. This is the easy bit. However, if you have a previous installation, it is safest to remove it completely. To do this, you should uninstall, using the Remove Programs option in the control panel. You should then restart your computer, and locate the mysql directory on the C drive, and delete it. Once your new edition of MySQL is installed, the fun starts.

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