Mastered the basics, now what?

[idx]

(might need to use start->run->type: command [ENTER] for Win98)

[DavH27]

WHOA I fixed it!! Well actually I found out that my keyboard on my nan's laptop is even more screwy. The hash '#' button was the backslash button

AAAARRRGHHH But I'm getting an error message now. I've tried lookng through the manual but it doesn't make much sense to me.

ERROR 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'local host' (10061)

[sde]

that means that the mysql server isn't turned on. you need to double click on c:\mysql\bin\winmysqladmin.

a window should popup and minimize. if it does not go away, just close it. you should see a top light in the sys tray.

if the stop light in the sys tray is green, then you are on, if the light on the sys tray is red, then right click on it and choose "start service"

now you navigate in the command prompt to c:\mysql\bin

i know bdl and the mysql manual recommend using the mysqladmin to set the root password, but i've installed mysql on 2 different computers yesterday to check this out and i could not get it to work. so do this:

from the command line:

c:
cd mysql\bin
mysql -uroot

now your prompt should have 'mysql>' at the beginning of it. you need to do 2 things:
1. set your root password:

mysql> set password = password('mypassword');

2. create a database:

mysql> create database mydatabase;

now download phpmyadmin as before so you have a gui for your database.

[DavH27]

Oooh it works it works I finally got this bugger to work for me!!!



*Cracks open MS Word and begins typing the first tutorial*

You know I said that I would like this topic deleted once I figure it out - is it possible to just convert it into a tutorial THEN delete it? It makes me look like a complete fool

[sde]

sorry man, you need to get over the pride thing. nothing like this gets deleted and no one thinks you are a fool. you're getting this stuff setup on win98 for the first time. with everything in this thread, you got it working right?

don't let that stop ya from writting a tutorial though =)

[DavH27]

yea got it all workin except phpmyadmin ... grr

[sde]

great!

look at the phpmyadmin config script carefully. there should be a line where you have to put in the absolute http url that phpadmin is in.

it is before the area where you declare your database info.

[DavH27]

Yeah great but now I've had enoughw ith this cheap, tacky and DAMN ANNOYING BadBlue server thing. Trying to d/l Apache but dno which one. Somebody in here recommended Apache2Triad...? I've downloaded the Httpd-2.0.50 version but having problems in finding what to do next after unzipping.

This is one GIGANTUOUS leap coming from CSS formatted HTML to PHP/MySQL!! Every step is bloody difficult!

[idx]

That's why I recommended apache2triad - one download and one install that does everything. Isn't going to show you anything about each of the pieces, but at this point it sounded like you wanted something up for code testing - not sys admin.

-r