How to install a light version on mysql

Question

I install mysql with a batch file, but the mysql install file 'mysql-installer-community-5.7.11.0.msi' is so big : 387MB. Does a mysql light version exist ? The computer does not have internet so the mysql-installer-web-community is not recommended for me.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Download MySQL as zip archive---a so-called noinstall archive---and see what you can strip off. When finished, repackage the remaining file into a much smaller zip.

Candidates for deletion include:

• bin/mysqld.pdb (~160 MB): debug symbols
• embedded server libraries (~1,05 GB):
  • lib/mysqlserver.lib
  • lib/libmysqld.dll
  • lib/libmysqld.lib
• lib/plugin/debug/* (~180 MB)
• this post indicates you could even remove the whole lib folder

(Note that I did not test if the installation actually succeeds without these files)

Repackaging with Ultra compression (7zip) gives me a 110 MB zip file.

On the target machine, just follow the installation instructions for noinstall archives. They go well together with a batch-based installation.