Starting MySQL, standalone question

[Abalz]

I'm trying to learn PHP and MySQL. First step in the book is setting up the MySQL. The book is called PHP - fast & easy web development. After extracting the MySQL files and fixing the error of mysqld.exe that came with the book's CD, the first thing I must do is start a standalone server to create a testDB

C:\mysql\bin>mysqld --standalone

is what I type (just like book says). The title of the promt changes to - mysqld --standalone but then just hangs there doing nothing. After letting it go for 30 minutes, I became angry. The book and online references I checked were not helpful. The book's site is

http://www.thickbook.com

and looks good, but I just can't get this first important step down.

 

[sleipnir214]

That may be correct behavior when starting it from a command-line on Win32. If the prompt never returns, the server could be running.

Have you tried connecting to the server while it's hanging? Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

TANSTAAFL!