Use of mysql-install-db.pl is deprecated as of 5.7.6

[shrutiujjwal]

The use of mysql-install-db.pl is deprecated as of 5.7.6. This code base will be have to be refactored to address the needs & make it compatible with 5.7.x MySQL.

Refer article: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/data-directory-initialization-mysql-install-db.html

Steps to do it manually, that will need to be converted to Java Code:

1. Say we have a MySQL distribution extracted as folder in:
   C:\Perforce_Workspace\developer-local-repository\com\jcabi\mysql-dist\5.7.14\mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64

2. Make sure that mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64\data folder is empty

3. Then on a command window navigate to that folder & type in the following command:
   C:\Perforce_Workspace\developer-local-repository\com\jcabi\mysql-dist\5.7.14\mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64\bin>mysqld --initialize --user=mysql

--basedir=C:\Perforce_Workspace\de
veloper-local-repository\com\jcabi\mysql-dist\5.7.14\mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64 --datadir=C:\Perforce_Workspace\developer-local-repository

\com\jcabi\mysql-dist\5.7.14\mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64/data --ignore-db-dir

4. This step generates a temporary password at: mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64\data<machinename>.err file. Make a note of that password.

5. On another thread, start a mysqld process & leave that running.

6. Now from the mysql-dist-5.7.14-windows-amd64\bin folder type the following command:
   mysql -u root -p
   Enter password: <enter the password you had noted earlier

7. You will get logged into the MySQL. Type this:
   mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'new_password';

8. The last step changes the password. Preferrable set it to "root" password.

9. In addition create a database using the command:
   mysql> Create Database test;

10. Now you can connect to this code using the java code & perform any necessary operation.

[Dan Markov]

@yegor256 please dispatch this issue

[Yegor Bugayenko]

@shrutiujjwal would you be interested to contribute with a pull request?

[Yegor Bugayenko]

@shrutiujjwal this is fixed in the latest version