The quick guide to setup Movable Type 3.2 on Windows IIS, including the setup of MySQL, Perl, and PHP.
Table of ContentsMySQL Installation
Now it is time to install the MySQL database.
Scroll down to the Windows downloads section
Click the Pick a Mirror for the Windows Essentials (x86) package.
Download to your server and double-click the installer.
During the setup installation select the Typical package. Upon completion the Configure the MySQL Server now option is selected so simply press Finish.
The MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard (whew) program will begin.
Click next until you reach the Configuration Type screen and select Standard Configuration
Click Next and continue through the configuration until you reach the Security Settings screen
Choose a root password and click Next
Finally click Execute to begin the configuration
Congratulations, MySQL is installed (trust me). But what good is MySQL if you can't setup any users or databases?
You may install MySQL Administrator to setup your databases from windows however this guide utilizes the phpMyAdmin program. Go to homepage and click the zip link in the QUICK DOWNLOADS box.
Unzip the files to a folder on your server. Rename the default folder to phpMyAdmin.
Open the config.inc.php file in your favorite text editor.
Locate http://www.your_web.net/path_to_your_phpMyAdmin_directory/ around line 25 and replace it with the path to the phpMyAdmin folder on your server.
Locate $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = ''; // MySQL password around line 75. Insert your database password into this line (this is the password chosen during the MySQL setup process). You enter the password between the single quotes = 'password';. Save and close the file.
Point your browser to the phpMyAdmin folder to view the application. Ok, so anyone that goes to your http://your-server/phpMyAdmin folder can immediately create databases and users. This isn't a good thing so let's make the site secure.
Open IIS Manager and locate the phpMyAdmin folder in the proper web site.
Right-click the folder and select Properties
Click on the Directory Security tab.
Under Authentication and access control click Edit... (and make sure the Integrated Windows authentication checkbox is selected)
Uncheck the Enable anonymous access checkbox, then click Ok twice.
Again, point your browser to the phpMyAdmin folder. You will now receive a Windows Authentication window. You can create a user and give them access to the folder or simply use your administrator account.
phpMyAdmin is now installed!
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