Re: Problem installing MySQL

kill-9 have i ever told you how sexy i think a woman php programmer is? phool ""kill-9"" <kill-9@kill-9.dk> wrote in message news:002401c052c1$17747dd0$064af2d4@kill9... > 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 > > > > > > > -- > 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 >