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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1177998" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>My understanding is that in order to update MySQL, the installer needs to know the root user password for your database. If you don't use the default root user password ("MediaPortal") then the installer will run into the "set password" error you're seeing.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You have several options:</p><p>1. Temporarily change the MySQL root user password to MediaPortal, run the MP installer (which should now succeed), then change the password back to what it was before.</p><p>2. Deselect install/update of MySQL in the MP installation as CyberSimian suggested. I presume he's referring to <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/1_Getting_Started/12_Installing_MediaPortal/1_Installer_%28Deploy_Tool%29/2_Advanced_Installation#Database_Server_%28SQL%29" target="_blank">this option</a>. If you want, you can later update MySQL manually with an installer/updater <a href="https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/" target="_blank">from MySQL</a>.</p><p>3. Uninstall and completely remove all traces of MySQL before running the MP installer. The process is described <a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/0_What's_New/1.6.x/Installer_%28Deploy_Tool%29/Update_to_MySQL_5.6#Troubleshooting_%28fixed_if_default_root_MySQL_password_was_the_original_one%29" target="_blank">in the wiki</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This isn't true. You <em>always</em> have the option of updating using the installer/updater from Oracle (MySQL) or Microsoft (SQL Server). In fact in my opinion it would be far better to use the Oracle/Microsoft installer. MediaPortal's installer can sometimes do some things on your behalf, but ultimately the database engine is a separate application in its own right... and in my opinion it should be treated as such.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In my opinion that's serious overkill.</p><p>The database engine is just another piece of software. Therefore you can remove it using the Windows add/remove programs function and/or it's own installer. There's no need to go nuclear and blitz Windows over something like this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1177998, member: 82144"] My understanding is that in order to update MySQL, the installer needs to know the root user password for your database. If you don't use the default root user password ("MediaPortal") then the installer will run into the "set password" error you're seeing. You have several options: 1. Temporarily change the MySQL root user password to MediaPortal, run the MP installer (which should now succeed), then change the password back to what it was before. 2. Deselect install/update of MySQL in the MP installation as CyberSimian suggested. I presume he's referring to [URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/1_Getting_Started/12_Installing_MediaPortal/1_Installer_%28Deploy_Tool%29/2_Advanced_Installation#Database_Server_%28SQL%29']this option[/URL]. If you want, you can later update MySQL manually with an installer/updater [URL='https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/']from MySQL[/URL]. 3. Uninstall and completely remove all traces of MySQL before running the MP installer. The process is described [URL="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/0_What's_New/1.6.x/Installer_%28Deploy_Tool%29/Update_to_MySQL_5.6#Troubleshooting_%28fixed_if_default_root_MySQL_password_was_the_original_one%29"]in the wiki[/URL]. This isn't true. You [I]always[/I] have the option of updating using the installer/updater from Oracle (MySQL) or Microsoft (SQL Server). In fact in my opinion it would be far better to use the Oracle/Microsoft installer. MediaPortal's installer can sometimes do some things on your behalf, but ultimately the database engine is a separate application in its own right... and in my opinion it should be treated as such. In my opinion that's serious overkill. The database engine is just another piece of software. Therefore you can remove it using the Windows add/remove programs function and/or it's own installer. There's no need to go nuclear and blitz Windows over something like this. [/QUOTE]
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