Install MySQL on a Windows Server

Installing and setuping MySQL is easy to do on Windows. Just download the Community edition from mysql.com or from our downloads area and run the setup program
I recommend not enabling strict mode since that may break some applications that use MySQL. Also recommend to install the PATH variable which gives easy access to the mysql prompt.
Other Tools
MySQL Administrator - software program (phased out now) new toolset at mysql.com

Database Workbench - software program for Windows to run queries and manage your databases

phpMyAdmin - php script to manage you databases and tables.