Install 5 major databases on Windows
The complete step-by-step guide to install MySQL, mariadb, sql server, postgresql, and sqlite on windows
After 35 years installing databases in investment banking (where a failed install could cost serious money, I wrote the guide I always wished existed.
This 77 page PDF shows you, with exact screenshots, how to download, install, configure, and test the five most important relational databases on a normal Windows PC:
MySQL + MySQL Workbench
MariaDB + HeidiSQL
Microsoft SQL Server Express + SSMS
PostgreSQL + pgAdmin
SQLite + DB Browser for SQLite
Everything is tested on Windows 10 and 11 on a simple laptop.
You get
Exact download links that actually work today.
The one setting 99 % of people miss that stops the installer dead.
How to fix port conflicts, service won’t start, “setup rolls back at 99 %”, etc.
Silent/unattended install options.
Full command-line and GUI testing so you know it’s 100 % working.
Troubleshooting chapter with common errors and the fix.
Glossary + recommended text editors.
No copy-paste from official docs, only the real-world clicks and fixes I used for decades.
One-time price $10 – instant download – lifetime access
Get the complete “5 Databases Installation Mastery” guide here
Never fight a failed database install again.
Henny Staas
35 years banking-IT veteran
www.safecomputer.org