"Scott D. Spiegler" <scott_spiegler@stripped> wrote:
>
> I am using the binary distribution of mySQL for
> Windows-2000 and am not able to connect to the
> DBserver. I used the Setup executable to install the
> application. I verified that the my.ini file was
> created and contained appropriate information. But,
> when I right-click with my mouse on the stop light
> icon- to start the service- nothing happens. I tried
> to ping the port that mySQL was supposed to be
> listening at, and it said that the connection was
> refused.
>
> So, it seems like I have not done something properly.
> Any thoughts as to how to trouble shoot this problem?
Run MySQL server in the console as:
mysqld --standalone --console
you can see error messages.
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