On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:09:42 +0100, newbie <nordies_1999@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Mar 12, 10:50 am, Luuk <L...@invalid.lan> wrote:
>> newbie schreef:
>>
>>
>>
>> > I wonder if someone can lend me a hand here? I dont have any database
>> > experience.
>>
>> > I used this
>> link=http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-server-
>> > first-start.html
>>
>> > I used this command:
>> > C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld" --console
>>
>> > I got this error, and i dont know how to respond to fix it. I do use
>> > anti virus.
>>
>> > InnoDB operating system error number 32 in a file operation
>> > InnoDB the error meabs that another program is using InnoDB s file
>> > name
>> > InnoDB of mysql please close it to get rid of this error
>> > This might be a back or antivirus software or another instance
>>
>> > Can anyone please help me?
>> > Andrew
>>
>> try:
>> C:\> "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysql"
>>
>> probabley MySQL is already running
>>
>> at the end of the error-message is "or another instance"....
>
> hmm i typed in mysql and it said it wanted switches...
> i typed in mysql \h and i got all the switches for other parameters.
> ok now i did this sounds like it s running? but what can i give as a
> command to see the server is running?

Usually it's registered as a service, and you can see it running there.

Just try a 'mysql' (without any switches), if you get a response,
especially something about missing or wrong credentials, the mysql deamon
is definitely running :P

Most common switches would be -u for username, -p for password, -h for
host.
--
Rik Wasmus