Well, believe it or not SUCCESS!! That's right, you were running the mysql Server. Now for something you should try. Find the winmysqladmin.exe (Should be in the same folder. Run that one. It will allow you to run the mysqld as a service, give you stat's on whats going on, and start and stop the server. You are on the right track, just keep on plugging!!!
Roger -----Original Message----- From: Philip McCarthy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 12:16 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: problem Hi Loren I started over; uninstalled mysql and reinstalled. The file I used was mysql-3.23.55-win This unzipped ok and installed into a folder called mysql on my c drive. Following http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Windows_server_first_start.html the first thing I tried was: C:\mysql\bin> mysqld-max --standalone I did this by bringing up the cmd window and the following keystrokes; cd \ (enter) cd mysql (enter) cd bin (enter) mysqld-max --standalone (enter) I even tried putting a space in front of mysqld-max... as there is in 'mysqld-max --standalone' On both occasions the title bar of the dos window changed from 'Command Prompt' to 'Command Prompt - mysqld-max --standalone' and the cursor jumped to the next line without text on it and stayed there flashing and basically locked out - it would not respond to any keystrokes whatsoever. With regards to my book, it seems odd but it does appear it has unix commands mixed in with the Windows stuff - an error I presume but a pretty severe one to make. Anyway, that in mind I won't follow that in setting up mysql rather I will use the bonafide mysql manual. Then I should be right to learn the commands from the book. I note your comments about my.ini and my.cfg and I guess I will look at that once I have sorted out the above problem. I also note that if I navigate through windows explorer and located the mysql exe file in the bin folder in the mysql folder and double click it, it seems to start up mysql ok. When I look at the current processes with task manager, there are five instances of mysqld-max.exe. Does this mean everthing is running ok? Also if I type mysql whilst in the bin folder, the mysql monitor comes up ok. Look forward to your reply Philip McCarthy -----Original Message----- From: Loren McDonald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/03/2003 6:07 AM To: 'Philip McCarthy'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: inquiry[Scanned] Philip, For starters, you are not wasting my time. I know the difficulties, as it took me a while to get it installed and running. I would suggest you take a look over your book a little more carefully. I could be wrong, but it should have mentioned that mysql_install_db is a shell script for Linux, not usable on Windows. I don't have the book you are using so I can only refer you to the windows installation section of the MySQL manual to get the ball rolling. After that (after you have it all set up), you "should" be able to follow your book. http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Windows_installation.html ...also see the subsections and the windows specific links. Also, from what you said, I gather you have not set up one of the my.ini or my.cfg files. This is most likely where you are having your troubles. For more info about them, start here. http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Option_files.html If after all that you still have troubles, drop me an email (use addy in my sig below). State what you did and any error messages you received and I'll be glad to help get you on the right road again. -- Loren McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
