MySQL Bugs: #93537: Community SQL Server (GA) Installer Doesn't Have Option To Install 32 Bit (x86)

Bug #93537	Community SQL Server (GA) Installer Doesn't Have Option To Install 32 Bit (x86)
Submitted:	10 Dec 2018 8:04	Modified:	10 Dec 2018 9:02
Reporter:	Jim Biedove	Email Updates:
Status:	Duplicate	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL for Windows: Installer	Severity:	S1 (Critical)
Version:	Any Version	OS:	Windows (Version 1809)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Other (64 bit)

Description:
I am trying to install the Community MySQL Server version 8.0.13 (GPL)Generally Available.

MySQL Web Community Installer will not install 32 bit (x86) MySQL Server Any Version when run on Windows 10 Pro Version 1809. The only version of MySQL Server which is installed is MySQL version 8.0.13 x64 bit. Again 32 bit (x86) architecture is not available for download or install.

Under Windows 10 Pro version 1803 I did have MySQL Server version 5.7.19 installed.  Under Windows 10 Pro version 1803 I can install MySQL Server version 5.7.24 32 bit (x86) but not MySQL version 8.0.13.

MySQL Web Community Installer for version 8.0.13 states it will install MySQL Server for 32 bit or 64 bit but only available installation using the installer is 64 bit.

Application I use requires MySQL Server 32 bit (x86).  I cannot use x64 bit.

How to repeat:
Just attempt to install with mysql-installer-web-community-8.0.13.0 under Windows 10 Pro version 1809.

Suggested fix:
Since the installation behavior is different in Windows 10 Pro version 1809 from Windows 10 Pro version 1803, there appears to be an incompatibility in the MySQL Server installer with Windows 10 Pro version 1809.

Also the behavior of the Upgrade Catalog function differs as well between the two Windows 10 Pro versions.

My email server uses MySQL Database Server 32 bit and cannot run with a 64 bit architecture. Without the 32 bit MySQL Database Server I cannot run my email server in the latest Windows 10 Pro version 1809.

Hello Jim,

Thank you for the report.
Quoting from manual - MySQL is available for Microsoft Windows 64-bit operating systems only. For supported Windows platform information, see https://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/database.html

regards,
Umesh

Also, related - Bug #92459

Thank you for the bug report. Duplicate of https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=92577.

Please note the following web pages which indicate the installer will install both 32bit (x86) and 64 bit.

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/8.0.html

I would gladly install MySQL version 5.7.19.0 which ran on Windows 10 Pro version 1803 and even version 5.7.24.0 (but haven't installed this version yet) but I cannot get a 32 bit version of MySQL for either version to be offered for Windows 10 Pro version 1809 and the only MySQL offered under 1809 is MySQL Database Server version 8.0.13 even though I use the download for verison 5.7.19.0.

My Windows 10 Pro version is an x64 bit version Windows 10 Pro 64 bit operating system with an x64 Intel CPU architecture Intel i7 3960X CPU.

Since MySQL only runs on a 64 bit operating system MySQL should install on my system since is a Windows 10 Pro 64bit operating system. The reference web pages indicate MySQL Installer will install either a 32 bit version of MySQL Server or a 64 bit version of MySQL. Furthermore in the past a 32 bit version of MySQL version 5.7.19.0 was running successfully under Window 10 Pro version 1803 which was also a Windows 64 bit Operating System.

Furthermore I cannot get any prior version of MySQL Server to install on Windows 10 Pro version 1809 64 bit operating system. The only MySQL version is 18.0.13.

Once again I run a 64 bit Windows 10 Pro version 1809 64 bit operating system which by your response to my bug report means I should be able to install MySQL Server version 18.0.13 or any of the prior MySQL versions.

I still contend the difference is the Windows 10 Pro version 1809 versus Windows 10 Pro version 1803 both 64 bit operating systems.