Hey guys, my name is Edmond, I need some help. I downloaded mysql server and workbench ONLY, and when i open command prompt, I don't see sql written anywhere, when i follow the instructions:

First you will need to run MySQL in either a terminal (for Mac users), command line (for Windows users), or use MySQL workbench. mysql -u USERNAME -p"

Then I get this message:

C:\Users\Sevak Asatryan>mysql -u USERNAME -p;
'mysql' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Please Help I think I'm not on SQL Server. I've attached a Print Screen.

I've attached the opened folder where MySQL is installed. I'm not sure where to check if its executable. When you say "I recommend you running Linux or freebsd" are you referring to this "

Sometimes, you may need to connect a remote MySQL database server. If this is the case, you may find yourself having a linux terminal to be helpful.

In windows, I suggest you to have a git shell -- https://git-for-windows.github.io/

"

If you do have MySQL Server installed correctly but you are seeing the "mysql is not recognized..." error, then you will need to add your mysql executable to your PATH.

To do this, navigate to your MySQL Server 5.7 folder. I've included a screenshot of where mine is located on my Windows machine. You will need to copy the location of the bin folder in your MySQL Server 5.7 folder.

After this, if you press your Windows key and search for "environment" you should see "Edit the system environment variables" (See screenshot).

Select this option and it will bring you to the system properties window. On this window, press the "Environment Variables" button to get to the Environment Variables window.

From here, select the "Path" variable and press the edit button. Paste the path to your MySQL server executable to add it to the path and save. (See screenshots)

If you do have MySQL installed, and did the above correctly, you should be able to open up a new command prompt and you should be able to log onto your MySQL server.

Some students were having trouble with the 5.7 installer. These computers didn't have the required Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 runtime in order to install MySQL. A workaround that we found is to download and use the 5.6 installer version. 

Navigate to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/ and press the "Looking for previous GA versions?" link. This should allow you to download the installer for version 5.6.37.

Please see Print Screen Attached.