Marg, MB> "The start up looks good: when I use the Run function MB> C:\mysql\bin\mysqld-shareware.exe, the black DOS box comes and goes, but MB> I'm getting this error when using the MySQL test script (See below):
I didn't know MySQL was shareware, well ... The problem you describe is caused by mysqld (the MySQL server) not running. If it's not running, you can't connect to it, of course. MB> Has anyone in this discussion group had success getting MySQL to work on MB> Windows XP? No problem at all. I suggest you get the MySQL distribution from the MySQL web site (http://mysql.com), and install it under c:\mysql (this is the setup default). After installation (this is all done by simply clicking setup.exe, but make sure you have the appropriate privileges under XP), cd to c:\mysql\bin (Win Explorer or DOS windows, as you like) and start winmysqladmin.exe. This will place a traffic light icon in the system tray. Clicking this, you can choose "WinNT > Install the service", and then "WinNT > Start the service". This will set up a service named "Mysql" that starts automatically at system start. To test if mysqld is up and running, cd to c:\mysql\bin and start mysql.exe. This should give you a prompt "mysql> ". If the DOS window keeps disappearing, it means your mysqld is still not running. In this case, you should cd in a DOS window to c:\mysql\bin and issue: mysqld --console --standalone This will show you any errors that occur during mysqld start so you can find out what the problem is. Regards, -- Stefan Hinz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> iConnect GmbH <http://iConnect.de> Heesestr. 6, 12169 Berlin (Germany) Telefon: +49 30 7970948-0 Fax: +49 30 7970948-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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