First, download and unzip the Community Edition, binary distribu-tion from the downloads link on . Be sure to use a version with the installer (either the Windows Essentials or Win-dows). After running the setup program, the Installation Wizard laun-ches the Configuration Wizard. The standard configuration option is appropriate for a “developer machine” running MySQL on a desktop computer that also runs other desktop applications. From a security stand-point, connections to MySQL from the “outside” may be legitimate or may be used to attack and compromise a machine. Disabling of outside connections provides some measure of security.