how to instaling mysql in win98 machine

hi all.
I'm on a developing group to relete several database and other kind of doc's like word msword docs rtf and or text, .xls, etc.,using xml to coordinate that transformation, and then export them into web content, html, php asp, flash, wml, etc.
Before starting whith mysql, I read several papers which got me lost.
there are so many papers on how instaling mysql and files that i got lost.
i'd like to get information on how to install and run mysql in win32 that does not contaradyct it self.
TIA and sorry for the bad English(i'm from Portugal)
mailto:cyberloja@teleweb.pt

[This message has been edited by rcunha (edited August 26, 2000).]

I just installed MySql on my windows 98. I hope this helps:

1. Goto http://download.sourceforge.net/mirrors/mysql/Win32/ and download the file named, "mysql-shareware-3.22...".

2. Extract the file using what ever unzip program you have, and then run setup.exe.

That should install the MySql. The trick is running it after installing it. To do that, go to the directory where you installed MySql, and go to the directory bin. Run the program named "mysqld-shareware.exe"

Now you can run mysql, and start databasing.

Of course, this is a shareware version. It will probably run out in 30 days.

I hope this helps.

[This message has been edited by mohamed (edited August 26, 2000).]

ok done that! buthow do I run it and create a database?
I've never worked with mysql!

you can run MySQL from the command line - http://hotwired.lycos.com has stuff hidden in there somewhere

Better option - get PHP (you sound like you will need it anyway) form http://www.php.net

Make life easy with phpMyAdmin ( a php interface to MySQL - form http://www.phpwizards.com

or get the lot! - http://www.firepages.com.au/bundle.php3 -

if you use this (bundle) and if you already have mysql- you will need to edit the go.bat file that is in C:/phpdev/Apache



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Simon Wheeler
FirePages -DHTML/PHP/MySQL

After you do all that I have mentioned, then you simply run mysql by typing:

mysql

hitting the return key.

If you want to learn SQL and MySql then check out the documentation at:
www.mysql.com