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Running Multiple MySQL Instances on Windows

You can run multiple servers on Windows by starting them manually from the command linę, each with

appropriate operating parameters, or by installing several servers as Windows services and running

them that way. General instructions for running MySQL from the command linę or as a service are

given in Section 2.3, “Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows". The following sections describe how

to start each server with different values for those options that must be unique per server, such as the

data directory. These options are listed in Section 5.6, “Running Multiple

MySQL Instances on One

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