


#CREATE DATABASE MYSQL INSTALL#
Note: If you choose not to install the MySQL Server as a Windows Service, you will need to ensure that the database service has been started before running Confluence. Refer to the MySQL documentation for further information. If your hardware is going to be used as a dedicated MySQL Server, you may wish to choose the options to Install As Windows Service (and Launch the MySQL Server automatically). For the Windows configuration option, choose whether or not to install the MySQL Server as a Windows service.For more information, see Configuring Database Character Encoding. This will ensure Confluence's support for internationalization. For the MySQL server's default character set, choose Best Support For Multilingualism (in other words, UTF-8).Refer to the MySQL documentation on setting the networking and server SQL modes for further information. For the networking options, ensure the Enable TCP/IP Networking and Enable Strict Mode options are selected (default).You can use one of the presets or enter a number manually.

Set the approximate number of concurrent connections permitted to suit your Confluence usage requirements.Set the InnoDB Tablespace settings to your requirements.Using the MyISAM storage engine can lead to data corruption in Confluence. You must use the InnoDB storage engine with Confluence. Choose Transactional Database Only to ensure that your MySQL database will use InnoDB as its default storage engine.This will affect the MySQL Server's usage of memory, disk and CPU resources. Choose the type of MySQL Server that best suits your hardware requirements.If you are connecting Confluence to your existing MySQL server, choose Reconfigure Instance.Using an earlier version? See Database Setup For MySQL in Confluence 7.2 and earlier. These instructions apply to Confluence 7.3 and later.
