MYSQL Problems on Windows 2000 Asvanced Server

[leachus2002]

Hi,

I have recently installed MYSQL on my windows 2000 server box, and although I can install the service using the MSI installer, and I am able to start the service, I am unable to connect to it.

I am using PHPmyADMIN to connect to the database, and I have never had a problem before....just on windows 2000.

I have recieving the error message:

"#2003 Cannot connect to mysql server on 'localhost' (10061)"

Any ideas would be helpful,

Regards

Leachus2002

[kemical]

is the little stoplight icon showing up in your systray?

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

  kemical said:

is the little stoplight icon showing up in your systray?

That's WinMySQLAdmin, not the server. You don't need that program running to run MySQL (so you can stop usnig it now ;) )

MySQL's installer doesn't install the service for you, so have you had it install itself as a service? You acn use the stoplight program (in mysql\bin\) or use the command line to install it. Either way would get it installed. You also have to set up my.ini, which should be in your c:\windows\ directory, with the correct base_dir and data_dir (I think those are the ones) values.