MySQL Installation Layout on Microsoft Windows

For MySQL 5.1 on Windows, the default installation directory is C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1. Some Windows users prefer to install in C:\mysql, the directory that formerly was used as the default. However, the layout of the subdirectories remains the same.
For MySQL 5.1.23 and earlier, all of the files are located within the parent directory, using the structure shown in the following table.

Table 2.3. Installation Layout for Windows Using MySQL 5.1.23 and Earlier

Directory	Contents of Directory
bin	Client programs and the mysqld server
data	Log files, databases
examples	Example programs and scripts
include	Include (header) files
lib	Libraries
scripts	Utility scripts
share	Miscellaneous support files, including error messages, character set files, sample configuration files, SQL for database installation

For MySQL 5.1.24 and later, the default location of data directory was changed. The remainder of the directory structure remains the same.

Table 2.4. Installation Layout for Windows Using MySQL 5.1.24 and later

Directory	Contents of Directory
bin	Client programs and the mysqld server
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MySQL	Log files, databases (Windows XP, Windows Server 2003)
C:\ProgramData\MySQL	Log files, databases (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008)
Docs	Manual in CHM format
examples	Example programs and scripts
include	Include (header) files
lib	Libraries
scripts	Utility scripts
share	Miscellaneous support files, including error messages, character set files, sample configuration files, SQL for database installation

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