How to migrate MYSQL to a new Windows server

1. Setup the new Windows server
2. Install the mysql on new server and stop the mysql service from service pane
3. Now make a copy of the existing mysql data folder for backup( default path is C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\data)
4. Delete all the contents from C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\data folder
5. Copy and paste mysql data folder’s contents from old server to empty data folder on new server.
6. Now only delete the server.err and Server-slow files from data folder
7. Start the mysql service
8. Connect to mysql server with old server mysql root password

Thanks

Shishupal Singh Chahar