Install MySQL and phpMyAdmin for the MU server website
Many MU sites use MySQL. See how to install MySQL and phpMyAdmin to manage your site's database.
Many MU Online web systems use MySQL. If your site depends on it, installing MySQL + phpMyAdmin is the way. (With XAMPP/AppServ, both come bundled.)
Simplest path: XAMPP/AppServ
If you use XAMPP or AppServ, MySQL and phpMyAdmin come included — just start the service. See the dedicated tutorials for those packages.
Dedicated MySQL installation
- Download the MySQL Community Server;
- Install choosing the default configuration (server + client);
- Set the root password;
- Download phpMyAdmin and place it in your server's web folder;
- Configure phpMyAdmin to connect to MySQL (root user).
Using phpMyAdmin
- Create the site's database;
- Import the tables (the web system's
.sqlfile); - Create a dedicated user for the site (instead of root);
- Manage data visually.
Next steps
With MySQL ready, configure the site connection (see host the server website) and proceed to the CMS/ranking settings.
Perguntas frequentes
Does MySQL replace the game's SQL Server?
No. The game (MuServer) uses SQL Server (Microsoft). MySQL is used by many MU sites/panels. In some setups, the site talks to SQL Server; in others, it uses its own MySQL.
What is phpMyAdmin for?
It's a web tool to manage MySQL visually: create databases, import tables, run queries and edit data without using the command line.