I am completely new yo MySQL. I want to learn something about PHP / MySQL
and bought a book (dutch book from Academic Service 'MySQL/PHP Database
Applicaties' by Jay Greenspan and Brad Bulger, ISBN 90 395 1814 9) about it
with a CD containing and installation map containing
'mysql-3.23.28-gamma-win'. I want to install it on Windows XP on the moment
but want to switch to Linux later. I am a total rookie in Linux also, but
want to learn.
I use 'Typical' installatioin and it installs allright. I open a
commandprompt and start the file 'mysqld' . The commandprompt returns. The
book says to check if the 'deamon' works with <mysql -u root> Doing that
gives the message:
Error 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)
I also tried from
http://www.mysql.org/downloads the file
mysql-4.0.17-win.zip . This also installs fine, but starting
<mysqld> does not return with the commandprompt.
The book told my to first install MySQL and check it, after that Apache and
PHP. I do that.
Any idea what I am doing wrong?
Thanks in advance
Geert-Jan
OS: Windows XP
dutch Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 1