How to install dbForge Schema Compare
dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL is available as part of Compare Bundle. You can install it using the installation wizard or from the command line. To learn how to install Schema Compare on Linux or macOS, refer to How to install Schema Compare on Linux & macOS.
Install Schema Compare for MySQL using the installation wizard
1. Download the product from the Devart website.
2. Run comparebundlemysql.exe to begin the installation.
3. On the Welcome to the Compare Bundle for MySQL page, click Install.
4. On the Select Destination page, select the directory where dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL will be installed. To change the default directory, click Browse. To restore the default directory, click Restore default location. Optionally, click the License Terms link to learn the End-User Agreement for dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL. If you agree to the Devart dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL License Terms, click Next.
5. On the Select Products page, select the tool to install and click Next.
6. Click Finish to exit Setup wizard.
Install Schema Compare using Chocolatey
You can download and install dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL using Chocolatey, which is a package manager for Windows. Before you start, ensure you have Chocolatey installed on your machine. If not, you can download it from the official website.
Once you have Chocolatey installed, you can follow these steps to install dbForge Schema Compare:
1. Open PowerShell as Administrator. For this, right-click the Windows PowerShell app, and select Run as administrator.
2. Ensure that the Get-ExecutionPolicy is not restricted. For this, run
Get-ExecutionPolicy
If it returns Restricted, then run
Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned
or
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process
This will allow PowerShell to run scripts for the current session.
3. Initiate the installation of dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL. For this, enter the following command in the PowerShell window and press Enter:
choco install dbforge-mysql-sc
Note
dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL can be also downloaded and installed as part of the dbForge Compare Bundle for MySQL, which also includes the dbForge Data Compare for MySQL tool. To download and install Compare Bundle, run
choco install dbforge-mysql-cb
4. Agree to run the script by pressing Y or A.
5. Wait for installation to complete. Chocolatey will download the dbForge Schema Compare for MySQL package and install it on your computer.
6. Confirm the installation. Once the installation is complete, you can confirm it by running:
choco list --local-only
This command will list all the packages installed on your computer through Chocolatey. If the installation was successful, you should see dbforge-mysql-sc or dbforge-mysql-cb in this list, depending which product you chose to install.
