How to install SQL databases

Question

I have built a Java application, I have compiled it into a setup.exe, I achieved this by using "inno compiler", everything works fine. I was just wondering if there is any way to install the SQL databases automatically? I have to export it, so I was wondering if there is a way of actually doing it automatically instead of manually?

Please let me know,

Many thanks in advance.

Answer 1

SQLite has JDBC drivers (for example https://bitbucket.org/xerial/sqlite-jdbc ) and creates a database that is a single file, so all you need is a directory you can write into for it to work. I would consider using it provided you do not have really large tables, as it may become a little slow. Incidentally I believe SQLite ships with PHP5, you mentioned PHP above.

I would check that there are no major licencing issues adding MySQL into something you are distributing, I expect you would at least have to amend your licence agreements. There may be some way of getting MySQL to install by using a shell script or bat file, but if MySQL is already installed then the default ports would already be used, so your MySQL would need its .ini file altering.