Re: problem with configuration

"Daniel da Veiga" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.db.mysql.windows
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 6/11/06, john ma <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been long a MS SQL server user, but I want to
> learn something from MySQL and PHP.  So I tried to
> install PHP and MySQL to my box (Windows 2000 NT
> server).
>
> However, I couldn't configure MySQL after I run
> installation wizard successfully.  Either version
> MySQL 4.1 or MySQL5.0 which I downloaded from
> http://dev.MySQL.com/downloads won't work on my box.
> When I tried to configure, it stopped each time at the
> step: Apply security setting.  The error message is:
> The security settings could not be applied to the
> database because the connection has failed with the
> following error: Error Nr. 1045 Access denied for user
> 'root' @ 'localhost' (using password: YES).
>
> The rest error message suggested me to check firewall
> on my box to open the connection, but I don't think I
> have a firewall on my box.  I do have an IIS and MS
> SQL server running on.  There is a port option step
> during the configuration process, it suggested port
> 3306, but I am not sure I have such a port available.
> There is only a port 80 for TCP/IP which I can found
> under Administrator/IIS management.
>
> I tried more then 10 times installing, uninstalling,
> configuring and re-configuring, but no luck.  I am
> wondering if I should install connector/ODBC to solve
> this problem.
>
> I am stuck.  I do appreciate if anybody has a clue for
> this issue.
>

Drop the evil .msi wizard, download the noinstall zipped archive set
and follow instructions at:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-install-archive.html

Follow it and report back.

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Daniel da Veiga
Computer Operator - RS - Brazil
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