KEWL...that worked... one more question... to "put" it into the system's path, do i just type at the command prompt C:\>put c:\mysql\bin ??? if not...how do i do that???
"Gerald R. Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Try c:\mysql\bin\mysql.exe If that works, then put c:\mysql\bin the system's path. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betta Jazzy Brown" To: "Paul DuBois" ; "Betta Jazzy Brown" ; Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 8:48 AM Subject: Re: new install - command prompt doesn't work i have done that C:\>mysql but it will say 'mysql' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file there must be something else i'm missing... Paul DuBois wrote: At 18:21 -0800 12/12/03, Betta Jazzy Brown wrote: >I have installed MySql on my PC and I was trying to run the program >by going to the command prompt typing: > >C:\>net start mysql > >it says > >The MySql service has started successfully. > >the problem is that the command prompt doesn't read >mysql> > >but still reads >C:\> > >What is the problem here and how can I correct it... There is no problem. The server has started successfully. But you need to *connect* to the server using a client program. Try running mysql from the C prompt, for example: C:\> mysql > >i have installed MySql Database Server & Standard Clients (4.0) > >and MySql Control Center > >and I'm using Win2K OS... > >-- > >As well...what specifically can I use MySql for? I have a website >that I'm trying to learn a lot of things through to make my resume >more beefy and to make myself more marketable...What do you all >suggest? > >Thanks, >b-jazzy -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Are you MySQL certified? http://www.mysql.com/certification/
