Mary, Friday, May 31, 2002, 7:39:34 PM, you wrote: MD> I am a newbie, to group and MySQL. MD> I just downloaded MySQL for win 2000.
MD> The zip file, when opened and clicked on install, MD> it created c:\mysql directory and did the install. MD> Now what next? MD> DOnt I have to start the server? MD> How do I create instances? MD> How do I get into the dbadmin to maintain tables etc,? MD> What is the super user id? how do I set this up? MD> I have a limited experience on Oracle. MD> A DB2 or ACCESS like control center - is something MD> like that available on MySQL? Mary, all your questions are completly covered in the MySQL manual. How to start the MySQL server: http://www.mysql.com/doc/N/T/NT_start.html Info about option files my.cnf (my.ini) read at: http://www.mysql.com/doc/O/p/Option_files.html About privileges and secure in MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/doc/P/r/Privilege_system.html http://www.mysql.com/doc/U/s/User_Account_Management.html How to create and use database: http://www.mysql.com/doc/D/a/Database_use.html MD> thanx for any response and any clue in tis direction. MD> -Mary -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php