Problems after installing EasyPHP 1.7

I get the following when I attempt to run the following command:
'C:\Program Files\EasyPHP1-7\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -uroot'. The result I
get is: 'ERROR 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost'
(10061)'.

Any ideas?

TIA,
David

Looks like the server is not running... did you start it?
from the installation docs:

Launch EasyPHP
We can't properly talk about the launch of EasyPHP, it's only the
fact of starting the Apache and MySQL server. After the installation, a
shortcut to EasyPHP is created in the directory
"Start/Programs/EasyPHP". Once EasyPHP is launched, an icon is placed
in the System Tray. Click on it to access on the different menus :
· Log file: reporting every generated errors from Apache and MySQL
· Configuration : a simple interface to configure EasyPHP
· Web local : open the URL "http://localhost/"
· Start/Stop : start/stop Apache and MySQL service
· Quit : do I need to explain? :p

davids58@gmail.com wrote:
> I get the following when I attempt to run the following command:
> 'C:\Program Files\EasyPHP1-7\mysql\bin\mysql.exe -uroot'. The result I
> get is: 'ERROR 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost'
> (10061)'.
>
> Any ideas?

My first guess is that the MySQL server is not running. It seems from
http://www.easyphp.org/presentation.php3 that there should be a system
tray icon with a Start/Stop menu.

Also for another possible explanation of the erro, see:
http://www.easyphp.org/faq.php3#9

Regards,
Bill K.

Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I selected 'redemarrer' which is to
restart the proccesses, I assume. In any case, I see both a mysqld.exe
and apache.exe process in the task mgr.

Any other thoughts?

It seems to have been my firewall; thanks for your help!

ZoneAlarm?

http://www.mysqlfreaks.com/forums/lo...php/t8891.html

one of the reasons I use mysql/php on a linux box :)

davids58@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I selected 'redemarrer' which is to
> restart the proccesses, I assume. In any case, I see both a mysqld.exe
> and apache.exe process in the task mgr.
>
> Any other thoughts?

Do you have any firewall settings that might block port 3306 from
accepting connections? Examples: ZoneAlarm, or Windows XP Personal
Firewall. If so, do you find any configuration or logs indicating that
the firewall is blocking port 3306?

Do you have an entry for 'localhost' in the file
"%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"? The entry should map to the
IP address "127.0.0.1".

Do you find an error log at this location:
C:\Program Files\EasyPHP1-7\mysql\data\<hostname>.err
Where <hostname> is the name of your computer?
If so, do you find any useful information in it, indicating that the
MySQL server has started and is listening on port 3306 successfully?

Regards,
Bill K.