Hi Error 13 is Permission denied. Check you have write permissions on the mysql database directory (you might not if you copied from a CD for instance).
Hope this helps iolaire On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 08:44:23PM -0800, wiley wrote: > Easy question for beginner. Why am I getting this error ? I just > installed Mysql and I'm trying to create a database. Beginner stuff... > > > E:\>mysqladmin create TestDB > mysqladmin: CREATE DATABASE failed; error: 'Can't create database > 'testdb'. (err > no: 13)' > > thanks in advance for anything... > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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