Better yet, if you want to install a service under Windows use instsrv.exe from the RK. I like Cygwin but I wouldn't install it just to install a service. I believe instsrv.exe may be available on Microsoft's website. Most of the RK is.
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'BRLUG-general '" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 9:14 PM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] question about autostarting mysql daemon on w inxp > Cygwin includes a tool (cygrunsrv) that lets you create a service. > Just download and install Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com) and be sure > to select "cygrunsrv" when you run the setup.exe. > > Lemme know if you need help with that. > > BTW: Cool beans to you for running free|open source software on Windoze. > I'd like to see more people doing so. Is there anybody running or > wanting to run free software on M$ Windoze on this mailing list? I say > attack M$ on all fronts (OpenOffice is da bomb!). > > John Hebert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy J Bertrand > To: BRLUG-general > Sent: 11/6/03 8:52 PM > Subject: [brlug-general] question about autostarting mysql daemon on winxp > > > question ... on my pc (winxp partion, of dual boot) I installed mysql > and php. > I'm using a slim http server called Xitami. > I was looking through everything I could find, but for some reason > mysqld-nt > doesn't show up under the services ... and i have to manually start the > mysql > server when i want to use database functions. did i make a mistake in > the > install of mysql and that it didn't fully install, change startup > settings to > allow mysql to automatically load on system startup. > > TIA, > Jeremy Bertrand > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
