I've got apache in Win32 system and MySQL 3,32... intall also. As far as i know mysql admin needs a server (loclhost) to work. The ODBC@localhost apears to me when i havn't give permisions to a user to select a database. You should check mysql database where you choose permisions. Nikos
--- Kevin Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &eacgr;&ggr;&rgr;&agr;&psgr;&egr;: > I did not have Apache installed at the time I > reported this problem, but I > do now. > I was under the impression that the presence of > Apache or any other server > was not necessary, if all I am doing is creating a > standalone database, not > hooking up with a web page. > > Another member of the list suggested running > WinMySQLAdmin to solve my > problem. It worked. my.ini was created and now I can > create and modify > databases. > > My only problem now is that the user name for all > processes is > ODBC@localhost. I don't want this but don't know how > to change it as yet. > > Thanks for responding. > > Kevin > > >Kevin, have you got install Apache HTTP server? > > > > --- Kevin Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > &eacgr;&ggr;&rgr;&agr;&psgr;&egr;: > Hi all > > > > I've recently downloaded and installed MySQL > 3.23.52 > > for Windows. I'm > > running Win95 OSR2, and Winsock2 is installed. > This > > is a standalone PC with > > no web server or PHP installed on it. > > > > As per the manual I started the server using > > c:\mysql\bin\mysqld. By > > pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del I can confirm that mysqld is > in > > the task list. The > > mysql.err file states 'Waiting for connections'. > > > > I then tried to close the server, using mysqladmin > > -u root shutdown. This > > generated the message 'Unknown MySQL Server Host > > 'localhost' (11001). Check > > that mysqld is running on localhost and that the > > port is 3306'. > > > > If I type 'telnet localhost 3306' I get the > message > > box titled 'Connect > > Failed'. > > > > Similarly, if I try to run mysql itself I get > Error > > 2005: Unknown MySQL > > Server Host 'localhost' (11001). > > > > I don't have any my.ini or my.cnf files resident > on > > this PC. None was > > created by the setup program. > > > > It seems I've overlooked something quite simple, > but > > this is my very first > > attempt to work with MySQL. Can anybody suggest > what > > I have done wrong, or > > what I have failed to do or set? Thanks if you can > > help. > > > > Rgds > > Kevin > < > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check > "http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_toc.html"; > before > posting. To request this thread, e-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe, send a message to the address shown > in the > List-Unsubscribe header of this message. If you > cannot see it, > e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead. > > ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? &Agr;&pgr;&ogr;&kgr;&tgr;&eeacgr;&sgr;&tgr;&egr; &tgr;&eegr; &dgr;&ohgr;&rgr;&egr;&aacgr;&ngr; @yahoo.gr &dgr;&igr;&egr;&uacgr;&thgr;&ugr;&ngr;&sgr;&eegr; &sgr;&agr;&sfgr; &sgr;&tgr;&ogr; http://www.otenet.gr --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
