Reputation: 2488
I am trying to install mongodb on my local computer. I have windows 7 and 64 bit. I am following these instructions which are given on mongo's website:
64-bit binaries:
Download and extract the 64-bit .zip.
Unzip the downloaded binary package to the location of your choice. You may want to
rename mongo-xxxxxxx to just "mongo" for convenience.
Create a data directory:
By default MongoDB will store data in \data\db, but it won't
automatically create that folder, so we do so here:
C:\> mkdir \data
C:\> mkdir \data\db
Or you can do this from the Windows Explorer, of course.
If you prefer to place datafiles elsewhere, use the --dbpath command line parameter
when starting mongod.exe. Run and connect to the server
The important binaries for a first run are:
mongod.exe - the database server. Try mongod --help to see startup options.
mongo.exe - the administrative shell
To run the database, click mongod.exe in Explorer, or run it from a CMD window.
C:\> cd \mongodb\bin
C:\mongodb\bin> mongod
Note: It is also possible to run the server as a Windows Service. But we can do that
later.
When i follow these steps i get the following error:
'C:\' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch
file.
I am not sure what is going wrong i have followed the direction exactly. I extracted the zip file on my c drive as mongodb. I then created the folder data on my c drive and the folder db inside the data folder. I start the windows cmd line and do as they suggest and i get the above error. Can anyone help please. Thank you.
Upvotes: 1
Views: 5436
Reputation: 1516
you may want to use this powershell that dowloads mongodb and installs it as windows service... https://gist.github.com/serdarb/5102848
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 91724
Don't type the C:\>
, that's the command prompt.
For example, just type:
cd \mongodb\bin
and then press enter.
Upvotes: 5