lccweb
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Oct 20, 2006, 4:06 PM
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windows users new to mysql
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hi,
before jumping into mysql on windows, i'd suggest that one downloads the excellent - and free - xampp development environment. it lets you run apache2, perl, php (switch between 4 and 5), mysql5 w/o many of the headaches if installed one by one.
it's available in two 'flavors': windows installer and zip. i use the installer version. in addition i use their xampp perl distribution so i don't hose my activestate perl.
they are rather large downloads but very easy to install, use and then remove when you're done.
DO NOT use them on a production site or anything not behind a good firewall! all the safeties are off. e.g. mysql root has no password, tables accessible from everywhere. it is a development environment.
it helped me work out the perl on windows issues i always seem to have. but artman2 works great and in mysql mode too.
i'd also grab the mysql administrator from the mysql site to get acquainted with doing table backups under windows.
good luck!
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