Re: MySQL problem

"Chris" <frizzy1994@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3AD98BED.E334FA12@hotmail.com... > Thanks for the reply. > > I went to mysql bin directory and typed mysql.exe, I get an error > message > "Error 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)" > > What's the problem? Please advise. > > I am running Win98SE with Apache. > > > > Plutarck wrote: > > > > Try going into your mysql bin directory, then type: > > > > mysql.exe > > > > Then try using connect, or just doing your query. > > > > If that doesn't work, ensure MySQL is running. If that doesn't work...then > > there is some other problem. > > > > -- > > Plutarck > > Should be working on something... > > ...but forgot what it was. > > > > "Chris" <frizzy1994@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:3AD96DC3.10CE9956@hotmail.com... > > > I was trying to create a database for PHP using MySQL with the command > > > c:\mysql\bin>mysqladmin create database01 and I received the following > > > error message > > > "Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) > > > Check that mysql is running on localhost and that the port is 3306. > > > You can check this by doing 'telnet localhost 3306'" > > > > > > The Apache server is running. What should I do now? C:\mysql\bin\winmysqladmin.exe #loads and Icon in your systray or C:\mysql\bin\mysqld-opt.exe # optimized for Pentium processor or C:\mysql\bin\mysqld.exe # debug-enabled if none of these are there you got the scr file. need to download the binary version or compile it yourself. check out C:\mysql\Docs