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Worklight Mobile Platform Release 4.2.1 
This page will guide you through the process of downloading and installing Worklight's evaluation version. The platform includes the Worklight Server and the Eclipse based Worklight Studio. The Worklight Server requires a database for operating, and supports MySQL 5 and Oracle 10g. For development purposes, you must use the MySQL 5 database. Please note that Worklight does not include MySQL as part of its downloadable package but refers users to the MySQL site.
Please note that this evaluation version of the Worklight Platform allows you to download, install and use only a single instance of the software, for evaluation purposes only and for no more than 30 days. Please do not use this evaluation version for commercial purposes without the knowledge and written agreement of Worklight, Inc. For extended use of this software beyond 30 days, please contact Worklight.
The installation process consists of six steps (click the "+" sign to expand):
Expand 1. Download and install the MySQL database
If you already have MySQL 5 installed on your computer, or you have network access to such database, you can skip this step.
  • Download the MySQL database installation from http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/.
  • Install the database on your computer.
  • Once installation is complete, the MySQL installer will automatically launch the MySQL Server Instance Configuration wizard.
    Configure the database to be transactional, not use strict mode, and use UTF-8 as default encoding.
For a step-by-step installation assistance, please refer to:
MySQL Configuration Guide for Windows OS
MySQL Configuration Guide for Mac OS X

Expand 2. Download and unzip the MySQL JDBC Driver Connector/J
The Worklight Server accesses the MySQL database via a JDBC driver. The JDBC driver is not shipped with the database, but should be downloaded separately.

Expand 3. Download and install the evaluation version of the Worklight Server (Windows, Mac)
  • Click here to download the Installer for the Worklight Server (Windows XP/Vista/7).
  • Click here to download the Installer for the Worklight Server (Mac).
  • Run the Installer on your computer.
  • In the MySQL settings screen you will need to point to the MySQL Connector .jar file you downloaded.


Expand 4. Download and unzip the Eclipse JEE IDE
The Worklight Studio is based on Eclipse IDE Indigo for JEE Developers. If you already have this distribution of Eclipse installed on your computer, you can skip this step.
  • Prior to installing Eclipse, please be sure that your system is running Java JDK version 6.
  • Unzip the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.
  • Create a desktop shortcut to the eclipse.exe file.

Expand 5. Through Eclipse, download and install the Worklight Eclipse Plugin
The site URL is http://www.worklight.com/downloads/eclipse-plugin-4.2.1-eval
Installation of the Worklight Plug-in is done through Eclipse.
  • Start Eclipse.
  • Click Help > Install New Software.
  • Click Add to add a new site. In the dialog box enter the name of the site: "Worklight plug-in". In the location, type http://www.worklight.com/downloads/eclipse-plugin-4.2.1-eval
  • Click Next and then Finish to begin the download and installation of the new software.
Expand 6. Set up your development environment.
  • Please refer to training modules 2.0-2.4 on the Get Started page to learn how set up your mobile development environment for the iOS, Android and BlackBerry.


If you encounter any difficulties during this process, please visit the members forums.

For further information on the installation process, please see the Development Environment Installation Guide on the Documentation page

Next step: Get Started.