What is displayed at the end of the installation of a new MySQL version?
To change your MySQL Version
Start Wampserver 3
Icon Wampmanager -> MySQL -> Version -> Click on the version number
Wait until the icon again become GREEN
The only one user is "root" without password. It will add users and passwords from the previous version.
Transfer of databases from the previous version must be only performed by export / import in SQL files.
NEVER copy data directories or files between MySQL versions.
So, BEFORE switching to the new version of MySQL, you need to export your databases in SQL files.
You're switching MySQL versions and BEFORE importing the SQL files, you need to create the databases and users you had on the old version of MySQL.
See also items number:
- 9 - MySQL/MariaDB - Moving Databases - MySQL upgrade
- 11 - MySQL/MariaDB user management
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