I can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)

[samnav]

Hello,

I know this question was asked many times before but I couldn't find a solution that works for me.
I've installed an apache server (2.2.6), PHP (5.2) and MySQL (5.0.45) in my windows XP SP2.
I've configured everything as needed (or at least I think so)
and tested my MySQL with a small php page on the localhost but the browser showed the error:

"Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)"

I've tried many things but and now I'm pretty stuck. Is Navicat (www.navicat.com) a good try?

thanks.

[r035198x]

The first thing is probably to check if MySQL is running at all.
Can you connect to it from the a command prompt?

[samnav]

yes, thank you for your advice and I just able to connect to the server after checking. Also, Navicat is worth to try too.