MySQL Bugs: #58297: Start menu shortcut for mysql client invalid

Bug #58297	Start menu shortcut for mysql client invalid
Submitted:	18 Nov 2010 18:27	Modified:	28 Dec 2010 19:05
Reporter:	Peter Laursen (Basic Quality Contributor)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.5.7	OS:	Windows
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any
Tags:	qc

Description:
The .msi installer installs a shortcut to the client in start menu.  However path is invalid with 5.5.7

From context-menu .. properties of the start menu icon you get the path 

"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin\"

I believe it should be

"C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin\mysql -uroot -p"

(5.0.90 and 5.1.52 are OK - but 5.5.7 is not - and I never noticed this with any other server version before - but I do not exclude the possibility that earlier 5.5.x had same problem)

How to repeat:
Try starting the client from the start menu shortcut.  It tries to invoke the installer, but fails (???? why does it invoke the installer BTW ????)

Suggested fix:
Fix path.

Forgot to mention that I am using 64 bit package.

My belief was wrong! 5.1 has the start folder definition set as "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin\" .. and it works fine. Not sure what the problem really is here. But definitely some packaging problem.

MSI displays 'the feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable'.  If I click the 'Browse' button it becomes obvious that it is looking for the file "mysql-5.5.3-m3-winx64.msi".  

However from 'cmd.exe' I can start the client.

What exactly Windows version have you installed it?. On my side I got another bug on Vista Home Premium 64-bits, it was only shortcut for MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard and not mysql command line client. Thanks in advance.

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

The first 5.5 server on this machine was 5.5.3 installed back in April/May I think (this PC was bought at that time).  It has been upgraded with any 5.5 version released since.

I did again the install on fresh Vista Home Premium install and again got the same bug commented at [19 Nov 1:53] Miguel Solorzano. So please verify again to set as verified but the missed client shortcut not the wrong path. Thanks in advance.

I upgraded to 5.5.8 one hour ago and same thing still happens here: the start menu shortcut to the client launches the .msi installer and prompts (images will come).

Now this is not a fresh install.  It may have been introduced in an earlier 5.5x.

msi installer launches on click on shortcut

Attachment: msistart.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 42.26 KiB.

cancelling prompts this

Attachment: nosoruce.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 14.19 KiB.

It gets worse.

I tried to
1) uninstall MySQL 5.5,8
2) delete everything related to it
3) reinstall

then ..
1) I noticed there were *TWO* MySQL instances in Windows uninstall menu. I removed both
2) I did a fresh install of 5.5.8 and the shortcut to the client is not installed (I will open a new report about this(.

TWO MySQL 5.5 instances

Attachment: my55.jpg (image/jpeg, text), 12.27 KiB.

Peter, one of earlier betas was not uninstalled/upgraded correctly. I guess the only way to fix it is to uninstall both  5.5s and reinstall the correct one. What could probably work too, is to uninstall MySQL one and repairinstall the Oracle one. Off the top of my head I'd assume that the issue was changed product code.

s/product code/upgrade code

Well .. then it is explained.

But still Miguel has some weired issue with a fresh 5.5.7 and I have no shortcut with 5.5.8.

Anyway take this ahead as you want.

@Vlad .. I really do not understand what I should do with your latest comment reading: "s/product code/upgrade code". If it was for me please explain!

s/one string/the other/ is a command of ed editor in UNIX to replace one string with the other :)

As for this report, I think Vlad explained the reason, and as 5.5.8 has other (reported separately and verified) problem with missing shortcut, I think we should just close this report as 'Can't repeat', for example. Do you agree?

You may do as you want (close or make duplicate).  Whatever is most appropriate for your workflow.

The original problem I found seems to be that when upgrading from (I think) 5.5.3 to 5.5.4, the old version was not un-registered  - *OLD* and *NEW* version were registered in parallel. When activating the shortcut Windows would then try to install the *OLD* version (from a non-existing .msi installer file on my desktop)

After I uninstalled and removed 5.5.7 completely and did a fresh install of 5.5.8 I have a problem identical to what Miguel reported (shortcut does not exist).

I am closing since the missed shortcut has a bug reported and verified.

I'm creating my very first database with MySQL Workbench and I keep getting this response

What check_admin_commands/local
Operation failed: /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start is invalid

What should I do??