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      7.8.2 Running Multiple MySQL Instances on Windows
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       7.8.2.1 Starting Multiple MySQL Instances at the Windows Command Line
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       7.8.2.2 Starting Multiple MySQL Instances as Windows Services
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   You can run multiple servers on Windows by starting them manually
      from the command line, each with appropriate operating parameters,
      or by installing several servers as Windows services and running
      them that way. General instructions for running MySQL from the
      command line or as a service are given in
   <a class="xref" href="windows-installation.html" title="2.3 Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows">
    Section 2.3, “Installing MySQL on Microsoft Windows”
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      describe how to start each server with different values for those
      options that must be unique per server, such as the data
      directory. These options are listed in
   <a class="xref" href="multiple-servers.html" title="7.8 Running Multiple MySQL Instances on One Machine">
    Section 7.8, “Running Multiple MySQL Instances on One Machine”
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