can't connect to server on 'localhost' (10050)

[bhutz]

Please can somebody help me, i had configured appache and php fine so far. i managed to run the appache server and display my own php files(such as the ones shown in various guides around the net, e.g phpinfo.php and helloworld.php, etc...) on the address localhost/dir_of_file/file.php using my browser.

The problem that i am gettin now is that when i try and run commands such as
'cd mysql\bin\mysqlshow' or
'cd mysql\bin\mysqladmin -uroot password dog

i get the error message

'can't connect to server on 'localhost' (10050)
check that mysqld is running on local host'

i then typed the command telnet localhost 3306 and i get the error
'could not open connection to local host'

please could someone help me find where i am going wrong?

thanks

 

[CasperTFG]

Are you running through a firewall. It looks as though the Port isn't open Craig, mailto:sander@cogeco.ca

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