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
iting 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'.
>
