Re: Can't run MySQL Server 5.7

[Saïdou Niang]

Yes I tried that:

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C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin>mysqld --initialize2017-10-19T06:32:36.401011Z 0 [Warning] TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option (see documentation for more details).
2017-10-19T06:32:36.416646Z 0 [ERROR] --initialize specified but the data directory has files in it. Aborting.
2017-10-19T06:32:36.432296Z 0 [ERROR] Aborting

Even when emptying/deleting the Data directory I get the same output.

Using "--explicit_defaults_for_timestamp=1" still gives errors:

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C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\bin>mysqld --initialize --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp=1
2017-10-19T06:39:34.955507Z 0 [ERROR] --initialize specified but the data directory has files in it. Aborting.
2017-10-19T06:39:34.955507Z 0 [ERROR] Aborting

On the MySQL Help & Support it says:

If a data directory exists and is not empty (that is, it contains files or subdirectories), the server exits after producing an error message:

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[ERROR] --initialize specified but the data directory exists. Aborting.

In this case, remove or rename the data directory and try again.

However, the Data directory ("C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.7\Data") is empty and renamed...

I'm just starting with MySQL, so I'm still a dummy :)