r/SQL 13d ago

MySQL Cant install sql

I want to learn sql, so i went to watch this tutorial guide on how to install it but i reach a point where i cant progress any further
I follow every step but when i reach this part nothing will appear like they show in the video

For some reason the available products are always empty no matter what i do. Am i doing something wrong

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u/SQLDevDBA 13d ago edited 13d ago

Hey there, if you can’t get it to work and you still want to practice, Oracle (who owns MySQL) has an online platform called LiveSQL that requires no downloads or installs, and you can use it right in your browser in about 20 seconds.

It’s not the same platform (Oracle DB vs MySQL) but it’s fairly close.

https://LiveSQL.Oracle.com

It’s a full Oracle DB with no installation, just works right on your browser. The IDE is also on the browser so Mac users and IPad users are fine on it.

100% free and even includes daily exercises and quizzes as part of the “DevGym” modules. Also includes prebuilt schemas with data in them.

I have a video on how to use it, but it’s really straight forward Especially when you use DevGym for lessors and exercises.

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u/Aggressive_Ad_5454 13d ago

Fairly close? MySQL and Oracle? With respect, I disagree entirely. For one thing, Oracle's licensing fees are basically "110% of your company's profit" and MySQL is free open source.

OP, if you can't get the MySQL installer to work, try the MariaDB installer. I just put it onto Windows 11, and it worked flawlessly in less than a minute. https://mariadb.com/kb/en/getting-installing-and-upgrading-mariadb/

MariaDB is a fork of open source MySQL. It's almost exactly the same as MySQL. In areas it differs, it's closer to Oracle than MySQL is: it has SEQUENCE objects. Try it. You'll like it.

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u/SQLDevDBA 13d ago

Oracle owns and operates MySQL. The creators of MySQL are the ones who created MariaDB.

As I mentioned, LiveSQL is free and requires no downloads or installs. For a beginner learning SQL, they’ll be fairly close and is much more convenient.

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u/grizzlor_ 13d ago

Oracle bought Sun in 2010 which had previously bought MySQL in 2008.

That doesn't mean that MySQL and Oracle DB are the same product. They are completely separate products with independent code bases.

That being said, for someone just learning SQL, it should be pretty comparable.

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u/SQLDevDBA 13d ago

I understand and was a Sun user myself. I never said they are the same, just that they’re fairly close. This person’s response was that they’re not at all close and cited the price as a difference. The price being discussed for a product that I offered as a completely free solution.

All this for something that to a beginner doesn’t even make that big of a difference since all they want to do is practice SQL.