Hello.
See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-start-service.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/program-options.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I haven't admin'd MySQL in a couple of years, and I have forgotten and lot > (and probably never knew even more.) > > I recently installed the current 4.1x MySQL release in Windows XP. I am > trying to track down problems, and can't seem to get an error log. I > expected to see a file, mysql.err in the data directory. > > Not only isn't it there, but trying to add something like > > err-log (extrapolating from the --err-log I'd used in Unix) > > in the mysqld area of the my.ini file prevents the server from launching, > so that is clearly either not the correct syntax or not the correct place > for such a line (or both). > > Next, is there supposed to be a way to start/restart MySQL in Windows > other than by going to the Services panel for the general computer? Is > this something that can be done from the command line? > > Many thanks, > ari > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]