After installing mySQL, how do you get it to run

[DeadSeaSquirrels]

i decided to install mySQL and PHP on my local computer because I want to learn to write php scripts, and it is a pain to upload every 5 seconds. But now that I've installed mysql and php how do I get them to run. Is there some configuration thing I need to do? But I guess I need mySQL to be running for me to do some configuring. Is there a guide somewhere. All the guides, as of now, I see, are basically for installation, or for somebody that has it up and running, anything out there for the middle grounds?

 

[Sunner]

Well, to begin with it would be useful to know what OS you're running?

 

[DeadSeaSquirrels]

I am running windows 2000, and using IIS. But that hasn't come into play yet.

 

[beyonddc]

MySQL supposes to start as a service when you login into the Windows. First of all, the configuration will run a lot easier if you download the GUI for MySQL. I think it should be named "Control Center". You can get that from official MySQL website. Using Control Center, you can create your tables and some other usage, which I forgot. eh!

But I recommand you create your tables using queries and run those queries in "Control Center". It's easier that way because if your table got messed up, you can always use your queries to re-generate your table back.

The IIS and PHP part, you'll need to use the build-in functions from PHP to connect with the database. There should be a lot of these tutorial if you google it. I did a project on MySQL and used Visual C++ (MFC) as frontend, so I can't really help you with the PHP side.

 

[DeadSeaSquirrels]

Do I have to build my own "Control Center," I don't have compiling capabilites.