Post-installation is a process that describes the basic steps or configuration that the user has to perform after MySQL 8 installation.
Post-installation setup for MySQL 8
Data directory initialization
In previous sections, we have seen different methods of MySQL 8 installation. Some of the methods will automatically create a data directory for MySQL 8. For generic binary distribution and source distribution, data directory creation is a must. Data directory initialization is performed by either of the following two commands:
E:\> bin\mysqld –-initialize
E:\> bin\mysqld --initialize-insecure
Either of these commands can be chosen based on the user's requirements to generate a random initial password or not...
