can't connect to mysql on 'local host', installing 5.0.19

I had to delete all old files and disable norton firewall to get the install
to work.
but I still get, after everything's applied,
can't connect to mysql on 'local host' (10061)

10061 is a winsock error WSAECONNREFUSED.
so the dialog box recommends to press the skip button "because you are
probably doing an upgrade (shouldn't! I wasn't) and run the config wizard.
so I did and that went OK.

the service got installed, and can start and stop, but won't connect.
probably the same error, but can't tell because no log details.


I have seen this error message talked about on this newsgroup before, but
with no response except "RTM". well, I read the manual. no useful info. I
was upgrading from 5.0.18. but then I ditched it when that didn't work and
went for fresh install.

How can I fix this?

Jim Michaels wrote:

> I had to delete all old files and disable norton firewall to get the
> install to work.
> but I still get, after everything's applied,
> can't connect to mysql on 'local host' (10061)


Wrong hostname, try localhost.



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"Brian Wakem" <no@email.com> wrote in message
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> Jim Michaels wrote:
>
>> I had to delete all old files and disable norton firewall to get the
>> install to work.
>> but I still get, after everything's applied,
>> can't connect to mysql on 'local host' (10061)
>
>
> Wrong hostname, try localhost.

sorry. was pastng from another newsgroup post because I lost the original
clipboard content.
yes, it was localhost.
it was also an error 2003.

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"Jim Michaels" <NOSPAMFORjmichae3@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Brian Wakem" <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:48skt3Flbi39U1@individual.net...
>> Jim Michaels wrote:
>>
>>> I had to delete all old files and disable norton firewall to get the
>>> install to work.
>>> but I still get, after everything's applied,
>>> can't connect to mysql on 'local host' (10061)
>>
>>
>> Wrong hostname, try localhost.
>
> sorry. was pastng from another newsgroup post because I lost the original
> clipboard content.
> yes, it was localhost.
> it was also an error 2003.

solution found. delete entire old mysql server directory before installing a
new one. then install goes fine.


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