Installing MySQL 5.7.2: error 1053

Last September 2013 was the month of  #MySQL on www.manejandodatos.es. I read that the new MySQL 5.7.2 was the best ever MySQL version. So I decided to download it and install it from here: dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.7.html.

I downloaded the full Windows MySQL installer, around 193 Mb. The changes and features of the new version are here.

Without any action, I execute the installer and it detects that I have a MySQL 5.6 server installed, and it proposes me to update from versión 5.6.10 to 5.6.13, last available (versión 5.6.14 is beta).

So, I decided to uninstall MySQL 5.6 and give a MySQL 5.7.2 version a try.

Uninstalling MySQL 5.6

This task is the same as I did when I told you  how to uninstall MySQL 5.1 o 5.5 (spanish).

Just ckicking on “Execute“, my MySQL server is uninstalled, and very fast! I am asked to delete the databases as well, but I answer “no”!

Installing MySQL 5.7.2

Back to the installer, I press on Add o Modify Product or Features:

I select to install MySQL 5.7.2:

You can check if you want to add or update more products, and click on “Next“, where the installer will check for the requirements:

And before continue:

The installation begins:

Once completed, I have to configure the server:

First, lets select the type of server:

Next, the password for root:

And next, give a name for the MySQL service (i name it MySQL57) and select the user of the service. I left the 3306 port because it’s free (I uninstall the MySQL 5.6 server):

And .. the most increible thing is that I receive a pretty error 1053 with the service.

Something is not right, … it can be something related to the service!

Conclusion

Once again, a new MySQL installer and a new error. In this case, error 1053, and it looks even worst that the 1067 error when installing MySQL 5.6.

I am tremendously dissapointed, but I must admit I got lucky, because I did this process on a test machine!