mysql not connecting

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mrjes
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mysql not connecting

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Ive just installed mysql for the first time and cannot get the screen to show up it looks like its going to then closes after a second or two im on a windows 2000 .
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Post by phpfreak »

hi
try the following:

I)download the mysql front from the http://mysqlfront.sstienemann.de/

after u dowload u can use the mysql as a user interactive system.
when u try to connect to the database the first time by double clicking the mysql-front , it may start or may not start if it doesnt try the following:

ii)go to command prompt and type:
c:\cd mysql\bin
then
c:\>mysql\bin\mysqld.exe

i hope it helped
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