It is extremely easy and straightforward to add a new version of MySQL to Laragon. Assume we want to use MySQL 8.0.32, here’s how:
- Download the MySQL 8.0.32 zip file for Windows from the official MySQL website (https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/):
Click “Download” button on Windows (x86, 64-bit), ZIP Archive
You will be directed to an optional login page, click “No thanks, just start my download.” will download:
https://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/MySQL-8.0/mysql-8.0.32-winx64.zip - Extract the downloaded files to Laragon’s MySQL folder on your computer:
C:\laragon\bin\mysql\mysql-8.0.32-winx64 - Click Laragon’s “Menu” (or Right-click Laragon UI), select the new version — “Menu > MySQL > Version > mysql-8.0.32-winx64”
That’s all folks!
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As data is stateful, you should backup your data dir (C:\laragon\data) before using the new MySQL version.
The structure looks like this:
