{"id":2385,"date":"2021-02-12T16:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2021-02-12T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T21:19:26","slug":"initialize-mysql-8-data-directory-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekozel.com\/2021\/02\/12\/initialize-mysql-8-data-directory-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Initialize MySQL 8 Data Directory on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When installing MySQL 8 on Windows 10 you will have to initialize the data directory. 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