how do i set up the test server. when i try to select a database, i get an error...i am new to MX and learning...thx!!!

Danny

Can you explain more ?
What Operating System are you using ?
Take it you are using PHP and MYSQL ?

You want to install PHP and MYSQLADMIN you will also have to have a web server running, like IIS on win2000 or XP

You can manage MYSQL through a console but i use a program called DBTools and MYSQLFront very handle apps free downloads.


Iain

head hurts, 'mental note to self, stop banging head !'

MySQL comes with a perfectly good command line tool for interacting with the database, but a far more popular and user friendly option is to use the phpMyAdmin program.
It's a set of PHP scripts that form a front end into your database. Grab the latest version from www.phpmyadmin.net and extract the contents of the archive into a directory that is accessible via your web server. This would either be a directory within the document root of your server (defaults of C:\inetpub\wwwroot for IIS or C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\htdocs for Apache), or a virtual folder within your web server.

At this point you can fire up your web browser and point it at the phpMyAdmin folder - on my machine this is localhost/phpmyadmin/.

ok...i am on xp...i ran the set up for mysql on my machine and phpmyadmin. i am beginning to uderstand...i have to create the same inviroment on my machine as what i would connect to online....

i get the command prompt to come up and then type the mysql command and it works but when i point my browser to localhost.myphpadmin i get a detect network settings page....so i am doing something wrong.....

thx again.....
Danny


Dan the Man

Are you running IIS on XP its an add on from the win xp cd ?

You need to have your files installed to the folder
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\site folder

site folder being were you have install the php file of your web site.

to use you would open a web browser and type in

localhost/site folder/file.php

were file.php would be the name of the file with the php scripts accessing your mysql database, does this make sense ?

keep in mind this will only work with IIS installed on your system.


Iain

head hurts, 'mental note to self, stop banging head !'

I need to install IIS....blah, my cd is messed up and have to borrow...thx man, big help.....i understand so far....
Danny

Dan the Man

No problem, if you need anymore help just continue this thread


Iain

head hurts, 'mental note to self, stop banging head !'

ok...got everything up and runniing and i get a 4034...it tells me i am not authorized to see the page....

the server is up and running. i checked it...so i got that right....
i appreciate the help...thx
Danny

Dan the Man

ok, i am wrong...it goes to the directory but trys to save the index.php file insted of opening it in explorer...
Danny

Dan the Man

well i figured it out...i didnt have php installed...dur...all working...thx
Danny

Dan the Man