How you install and configure the database will depend on where it is hosted. Each web host usually has a FAQ on how to this works.
Once you have it installed, you can use the documentation here for instructions on setting up tables, etc.. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/ On 1/27/07, stylo stylo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how do I create a mysql db on xp localhost? > > I have always just used Access. I can't for the life of me figure out how to > create a mysql database, and can't find any coherent explanation anywhere, > which amazes me. > > I have installed 5.0. It is running. Now what? > > I installed the mysql administrator. I open it and it says: > > "stored connection" - what does that mean??? > server host - maybe localhost??? > username - no idea??? > etc. > > No idea what to do there to create a db. > > I search on the internet and everything is about using a webhost's panel to > create it, or phpadmin, or a shell command which I am not familiar with > though have tried typing into the "run" box but which always says "can't find > "mysql"" or something. > > So how exactly do I create a mysql db??? > > After that, how to create the tables? > > And then how do I upload it to my website? > > I also want to convert an Access db to mysql and can't figure out how to do > that either. > > I really have no idea about this area. When replying, imagine explaining this > to your 4-year old daughter. > > Thanks. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/SQL/message.cfm/messageid:2698 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/SQL/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.6
