ShootingBlanks Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hello. I built an application with PHP/MySQL, and my company is telling me that I need to convert it over to SQL Server 2005 Express. I've never done anything with SSE, so I bought an intro book on it (Apress's "Beginning SQL Server 2005 Express for Developers"). It tells how to install it on my local machine, but it doesn't mention any compatibility issues if you already have MySQL installed... ...can I go ahead with following this book's SSE install instructions, or do I need to do something with MySQL first? (disable it or anything???). Ideally I'd still like to do some development in MySQL as well as SSE, so if anyone can explain to me how to have (and USE) both on my machine at the same time, that would be great. Thanks so much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwasif Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 There should not be any issue installing both on the same machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingBlanks Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 There should not be any issue installing both on the same machine. Can they both be "on" at the same time? Or do I have to "turn off" MySQL somehow when using SSE? If that question didn't make sense, it's probably because I have no idea what I'm talking about!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwasif Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 There is no problem running them on the same time. I installed MS SQL 2000 (don't remember the exact version) and MySQL 4 and they were on at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschk Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 There will be no issue, the products are NOT related in any way or fashion and don't alter or rely on any of the same binaries. They also operate on different port numbers (as defined by the standards) so there shouldn't be any problem with connecting to both at the same time either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingBlanks Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Thanks, everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.