Hi, I wish to learn SQL, and as some of my friends already use MySQL, they recommended that I too use it. Please can you tell me what I need to download and install to get me going.
I have: Pentium III 450Mhz, 256Mb Ram Windows 98 I don't have a C or C++ compiler installed. My PC is not connected to a network - it is standalone. I had earlier downloaded just the zip file for version 4.0.4-beta (Windows). I unzipped it and ran the 'setup' program. Once setup had completed I tried the test on the server - at no point had I run the Admin program or created the my.cnf or my.ini. I opened a dos window and from the directory c:\mysql\bin entered: mysqld --standalone No other text was shown in the dos window and it appeared to hang. The whole computer also seemed to 'hang'. I had to use ctrl C to kill the application and get back normal operation to my PC. I then tried manually creating the file c:\my.cnf and populated with the information given in the installation instructions. The server still hung. I then tried using the admin program with the similar results - the green traffic light was showing, but the dos window that was displayed appeared 'hung' and again the PC itself seemed to have hung - it operated extremely slowly. The task manager showed the admin tool as 'not responding'. What have I/am I doing wrong? Regards, Nikki Mason mailto:nikki_mason@;btopenworld.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
