H:/ 


Remember that

H:/Apache64

Folder for the Apache Server running on port 80
and

H:/MySQL8

Folder for the MySQL Community Server
and

H:/php7-64

Folder for the PHP Hypertext Processor version 7.4.XX
and

H:/WEB

Folder for the localhost

 H:/ 

Open the folder:

H:/MySQL8

H:/MySQL8

Rename the folders:

H:/MySQL8/mysql

to

H:/MySQL8/mysqlold

and make a copy of

H:/MySQL8/mydata

to

H:/MySQL8/mydata - Copy

 H:/MySQL8 

The configuration of the folder after these interventions should be:



Such interventions are necessary to revert any possible error in the update, allowing, therefore, to return to the previous installation.

 H:/MySQL8 

After the unzip:

 H:/MySQL8/mysql-8.0.XX-win64 

Rename the highlighted folder to:

H:/MySQL8/mysql



This folder now contains 10 items.

 H:/MySQL8 

Copy the highlighted file:
( CTRL+C )

my.ini

into

H:/MySQL8/mysqlold



This folder contains 8 items.

 H:/MySQL8 

Open the folder:

H:/MySQL8/mysql



This folder contains 7 items.

 H:/MySQL8 

Paste the file:
( CTRL+V )

my.ini

to

H:/MySQL8/mysql



This folder now contains 8 items.

Here we finish the MySQL update, so let's test it to see if it is correct.


All folders, then opened, can be closed.

 Desktop -> mysqld.exe - Shortcut 

Double-click the
mysqld.exe - Shortcut
to open the terminal of
MySQL Community Server:

 MySQL Community Server 

When running the MySQL Community Server for the first time, right after an update, if everything goes according to plan, a message about the update in progress is issued on the terminal.

Observe therefore.

Please be patient until the update is complete.

 MySQL Community Server 

In the other times when the MySQL Community Server terminal everything will be shown as default.

Observe therefore.