From: Jorge Bastos
Date: June 8 2008 12:29pm
Subject: RE: How to start mysql process on demand?
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Imagining that you installed MySQL as default, just do:

C:\mysql\bin\mysqld


In a DOS console, or create a .bat file.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey Zhu [mailto:zyzhu2000@stripped]
> Sent: domingo, 8 de Junho de 2008 9:07
> To: win32@stripped
> Subject: How to start mysql process on demand?
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> Is there any way to not to start the MySQL server as a Windows service,
> but
> to start it as a regular process when I actually need it?
> 
> Here is the situation. The target computer does not need MySQL 90% of
> the
> time. It is only needed when my program is used. So if there is a way
> to
> have my program start MySQL on demand, it will be great.
> 
> Thanks,
> gz