1. MySQL Setup Guide

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Shiva Prasad Adirala edited this page Mar 10, 2020 · 2 revisions

In this section will discuss on how to install MySQL server required for RF Historic report

Step 1: Download MySQL installer

Go to MySQL download page link
Click download as mentioned in image

Step 2: Install downloaded MySQL installer

Double click on mysql-installer-community-5.x.x.msi to install MySQL
Select Server only (for our requirement) and click Next as mentioned in image
Continue with default settings (i.e., development and port) as mentioned in image
Setup root user password (in my case password is 123456) as mentioned in image
Continue other execution steps and click finish on completion

Authentication: Use legacy authentication

Step 3: Add MySQL path to PATH environment variable

Go to MySQL path: C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin
Copy path
Add above copied path in PATH environment variable

Step 4: Validate MySQL installation

Open command prompt
Type mysql -uroot -p123456 and hit enter (following message should be shown)
Type show databases; and hit enter (following message should be shown)

You have successfully installed MySQL server which required for robotframework-historic