Re: Problem installing MySQL

1. read the manual 2. start the mysql demon. go into your mysql\bin dir and type mysqld 3. connect to mysql as follows mysql -u root you should see a command prompt that looks like this mysql> for future reference to test that mysql is running from the mysql\bin dir type mysqladmin ping it will let you know if mysql is alive. kill-9 www.kill-9.dk for all your php and mysql needs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liane Decamp" <yaho@worldnet.att.net> To: <php-windows@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 5:50 AM Subject: [PHP-WIN] Problem installing MySQL > Hi there! > > Just got the PHP version 4.0 and am quite new in the field. > > In order to do the MySQL install, I opened the software directory directly > without using Windows Explorer. > > Everything went fine, until I tried to create the test database in DOS. > Instead, it immediately prompts the Connection window. When I cancel, the > following message appear: > "Connect to server 'localhost' failed.... error: can't connect to MySQL > server on 'localhost' (10061)". > When I telnet it states that the connection failed. > > I am working on Windows 95. > > What to do? Should I uninstall? How? I worry it messes up the machine... > > THX!! > > Liane > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >