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I've installed MySQL, but I can't figure out how to make it work! Any tips?

what is MySQL?

What operating system are you using?
What webserver are you using?
And... where did you install MySQL?


My set-up is Windows XP, IIS, installed to C:\inetpub\mysql. All I needed to do was create C:\my.cnf with this text:
\n\n
and then I ran winmysqladmin.exe in the mysql\bin folder. I'm not sure if that's just for NT/XP though.

Well, do you need to upload your files to some online server?

I don't understand what you mean. Are you talking about making it work on your home machine for testing, or on a server?

For testing on my own computer, but I asked if I need to upload them to a server.

ok. thors tutorial for setting up mysql
download easyphp (http://www.easyphp.org) and the english translation if it helps. download it to your C:\ drive so it installed as C:\EasyPHP
then press the dodgy windows button and r. type in cmd then click ok.
this will get you onto command prompt.
type in "C:\EasyPHP\mysql\bin\mysql -u root"
and you will magically be at the mysql control panel. and make sure mysql and php and stuff is running too, thats very important

aaaahhh no not easy PHP

http://www.firepages.com.au and nav to phpDEV i know the guy who made this dev and he's really good with PHP n stuff, altho i've not seen him online in a while.... Anyway, good dev easy setup.

what is it you have against easyPHP readme? It's a good package that gives you lots of customisation. Yeh I used to use phpDEV but the window popping up got a little annoying (kept closing it by accident), and there's less choice of PHP modules - Tho' there is Perl/CGI support, which is a plus side. I thought it might've been me that told you about phpDev, but maybe not if you know the person... hmm...

I put this code in a php file (delete the spaces), but the browser says there is an error:

< html >
< ?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "", "" ) ;
? >
< /html >



This is the error message:

Warning: mysql_connect(): Access denied for user: 'ODBC@localhost' (Using password: NO) in c:\program\php\easyphp\www\mysql.php on line 3

What's wrong?

I have to double post, because edits don't make stars. Watch my above post...

change it to
$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "" ) ;

i deleted those two posts and sorry readme..

hey if you post saying you deleted posts it is just as bad as the posts. understand what im saying? it gets kinda annoying. just do it and dont worry about it.

*sigh*... EasyPHP says "Apache cannot be runned: another Web server use the Web port"...