Can't install MySQL 8 with ONLY Visual Studio 2022 installed on Windows

Question

This is not something unexpected as Oracle/MySQL is always lagging behind the maintstream development. Any alternative way to install it on Windows with ONLY Visual Studio 2022 installed?

I refer to the "Developer Default" and/or "Full" installation option: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/windows-installation.html

Just to clarify since my post. I have managed to install but not using the "Developer Default" and/or "Full" installation. I have been successfully using the latest MySQL with Visual Studio 2022. So far so good. Only the installation process could be better clarified and handled.

Answer 1

MySQL isn't supported for Visual Studio 2022 yet.

it's weird and frustrating, to be honest, but if you want to work with MySQL with VS22, you either need to change the Database or go back to VS19.

---

EDIT: (Oct 2022) Finally MySQL is supported for VS22. I couldn't find the installation guide but I found this YouTube video.

Answer 2

I have the same issue, I am obliged to use visual studio 2019 just for connecting to the database, then develop with visual studio 2022. It's the same problem when visual studio 2019 arrived - I had the same issue, therefore the same techniques. I suggest to not miss the new performance of vs 2022, and keep an eye on the old version.