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This probably should go in the installation and configuration section but I figured more people would see it here.

I have MySQL installed now. I can load up the command line prompt and create and drop a database (tables are another story, though i'm sure its just my syntax). But where do I go from here? How would I use it with my site? I've tried finding a tutorial or guide or something and haven't had the best of luck with that, most of it just talks about installing or is referring to *nix installs (mines Windows).

I also downloaded the gui admin apps from Sun but I'm not sure I understand what information its requesting when it asks for the Server Host and Username. I was never prompted to enter either. I thought maybe I had to add it to the php.ini file but tried and had no luck so i removed it again.

Anyway, to sum this up, I'm new and stuck. I just need a bit of guidance as to setting up my first DB so I can use it with my existing scripts.

Thanks in advance and sorry for sounding so new :P

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when I first started ( and in fact I still do ) i installed and use <a href="http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html">XAMPP</a>. It installed everything I needed to get going, PHP, MYSql, and Apache server. it also installed PHPMyAdmin which is a graphical interface for creating and editing tables. it comes with installation instructions and everything to get started I believe

 

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paul

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The only thing with that is I already have Apache and PHP running on my computer and they work fine, and I don't use Perl (yet). I was hoping I could just get MySQL to be added in because then I wouldn't have to remove PHP/Apache and because it would force me to learn a little bit more about it.

I've been told about PHPMyadmin and it looks like something I'll use. I may just use the MySQL Administrator that comes with the MySQL GUI tools though. I'm not sure how much they differ.

Any other tips on getting this setup with the install I have now? I may go the route of XAMPP but if I could avoid it and just get this working it'd be great.

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