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can apply a filter to modify the Available Products list and then select one or more products to move (using arrow keys) to the Products To Be Installed list. 

Select the check box on this page to activate the Select Features action where you can customize the products features after the product is downloaded. 

• Download.  If you installed the full (not web) MySQL Installer package, all .msi  files were loaded to the Product Cache  folder during the initial setup and are not downloaded again. Otherwise, click Execute  to begin the download. The status of each product changes from Ready to Download , to Downloading , and then to Downloaded . 

• Select Features To Install (disabled by default).  After MySQL Installer downloads a product’s .msi file, you can customize the features if you enabled the optional check box previously during the Select Products action. 

To customize product features after the installation, click Modify  in the MySQL Installer dashboard. 

• Installation.  The status of each product in the list changes from Ready to Install , to Installing , and lastly to Complete . During the process, click Show Details  to view the installation actions. 

If you cancel the installation at this point, the products are installed, but the server (if installed) is not yet configured. To restart the server configuration, open MySQL Installer from the Start menu and click Reconfigure  next to the appropriate server in the dashboard. 

• Product configuration.  This step applies to MySQL Server, MySQL Router, and samples only. The status for each item in the list should indicate Ready to Configure . Click Next  to start the configuration wizard for all items in the list. The configuration options presented during this step are specific to the version of database or router that you selected to install. 

Click Execute  to begin applying the configuration options or click Back  (repeatedly) to return to each configuration page. 

• Installation complete.  This step finalizes the installation for products that do not require configuration. It enables you to copy the log to a clipboard and to start certain applications, such as MySQL Workbench and MySQL Shell. Click Finish  to open the MySQL Installer dashboard. 

## MySQL Server Configuration with MySQL Installer 

MySQL Installer performs the initial configuration of the MySQL server. For example: 

•It creates the configuration file ( my.ini ) that is used to configure the MySQL server. The values written to this file are influenced by choices you make during the installation process. Some definitions are host dependent. For example, query_cache is enabled if the host has fewer than three cores. 

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•By default, a Windows service for the MySQL server is added. 

## Note 

Query cache was deprecated in MySQL 5.7 and removed in MySQL 8.0 (and later). 

•Provides default installation and data paths for MySQL server. For instructions on how to change the default paths, see Section 2.3.3.2, “Setting Alternative Server Paths with MySQL Installer” . 

•It can optionally create MySQL server user accounts with configurable permissions based on general roles, such as DB Administrator, DB Designer, and Backup Admin. It optionally creates a Windows user named MysqlSys  with limited privileges, which would then run the MySQL Server. 

