Busy — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:59:09 +0000

if the box is up (then goes) usually means you should be able to just go for it, can go thru dos prompt to get mysql or just use phpmyadmin if you just want the database.

If you get stuck and want php/mysql/apache on your puter download one of the bundles, one I have used is from firepages.com.au they also have a help forum and the manuals etc

I gave up !

Blue — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 04:43:48 +0000

Thanks for the tips peeps. I gave up I have to admit as I found that I have some free webspace from my ISP that has php and mysql set up. The purpose of installing them was to be able to learn php and I can do it on the ISP webspace for now. I know it's a good thing to be able to install a server so you know what goes on but it's gonna have to wait. First things first and learning php is the higher priority.

Thanks for the tips as always.

Blue

CptAwesome — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:41:48 +0000

try opening MySQL via command prompt (should be able to just type mysql in any folder) You might need to find my.ini which will have config options like root username and password.

What is the exact code that you're using in php to connect to the database, and what do you get back as an error?

eBlush_Hector — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:31:41 +0000

If you want to learn how to install what you mentioned, and how they're all related from a config standpoint, continue to hammer through the issues.

Othe other hand, if you want to get on with it and write some code, I suggest you give this a try:

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

"XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start."