In between the successful installation of Wampserver and the start to use it there are some settings that any user must / should consider.
Many (new) users are no doubt not aware of them and (if they are) how to handle them? I am one of those that lack knowledge.
The necessary information may be available at odd places around on the internet. Some new users will never find them others will eventually find them when it is too late.
To minimize this risk I suggest that a new section ("Settings: After installation / before use" ) is inserted in the allready indispensable [wampserver.aviatechno.net] dashboard.
I am aware of four settings (there may be more):
1 MySQL storage engine
2 MySQL charahcter sets and collation
3 phpMyAdmin browser
4 phpMyAdmin / MySQL password
Re MySQL storage engine:
Since MySQL 5.5 the recommended storage engine has been "InnoDB" for most users. My MySQL 5.7.21 was downloaded a few days ago with "MyISAM" as storage engine.
Which basic settings do I have to set in My.ini to switch to InnoDB??
Is this enough??
;default-storage-engine=MYISAM
default-storage-engine=InnoDB
Re MySQL charahcter sets and collation:
MySQL is installed with "latin1_swedish_c1". Fine enough, but most users will need another local charachter set to cater for their needs.
Which basic settings do I have to set where to switch to the language / collation that I want for my individual use of MySQL??
Re: phpMyAdmin browser:
During installation users can select a browser to use for phpMyAdmin. MS-Explorer is the default.
Which string do i have to insert (c://.....exe. or whatever) to select another browser??
Which data do I have to enter to select MS-Edge as my browser??
Where / how can I change the browser if need should be later??
Re phpMyAdmin / MySQL password:
phpMyAdmin / MySQL is installed with blank password. Fine enough, but it is wery unsafe to use MySQL without a password.
Where can I insert the password, that I want to protect my Databases??
Many (new) users are no doubt not aware of them and (if they are) how to handle them? I am one of those that lack knowledge.
The necessary information may be available at odd places around on the internet. Some new users will never find them others will eventually find them when it is too late.
To minimize this risk I suggest that a new section ("Settings: After installation / before use" ) is inserted in the allready indispensable [wampserver.aviatechno.net] dashboard.
I am aware of four settings (there may be more):
1 MySQL storage engine
2 MySQL charahcter sets and collation
3 phpMyAdmin browser
4 phpMyAdmin / MySQL password
Re MySQL storage engine:
Since MySQL 5.5 the recommended storage engine has been "InnoDB" for most users. My MySQL 5.7.21 was downloaded a few days ago with "MyISAM" as storage engine.
Which basic settings do I have to set in My.ini to switch to InnoDB??
Is this enough??
;default-storage-engine=MYISAM
default-storage-engine=InnoDB
Re MySQL charahcter sets and collation:
MySQL is installed with "latin1_swedish_c1". Fine enough, but most users will need another local charachter set to cater for their needs.
Which basic settings do I have to set where to switch to the language / collation that I want for my individual use of MySQL??
Re: phpMyAdmin browser:
During installation users can select a browser to use for phpMyAdmin. MS-Explorer is the default.
Which string do i have to insert (c://.....exe. or whatever) to select another browser??
Which data do I have to enter to select MS-Edge as my browser??
Where / how can I change the browser if need should be later??
Re phpMyAdmin / MySQL password:
phpMyAdmin / MySQL is installed with blank password. Fine enough, but it is wery unsafe to use MySQL without a password.
Where can I insert the password, that I want to protect my Databases??