Hey guys Im pretty new at this subject. I just finished installing apache, php, perl, and MySQL to my Windows XP server. How can i create a database and user with MySQL. Ive done it with simple cpanel but never manually. I download MySQL Control Center from MySQL.com but I cant figure out how to connect. All feedback is appreciated thanxs.

hmm im tryin to figure this out with command prompt, how can i connect and add a database and user

You should have a MySQL service in your services management console. Check if it is in automatic startup mode. Then go to your /mysql/bin directory and execute the command :

mysql -u root

That should connect to MySQL as root. You need to change the root password and add a couple of users so you don`t work using root.

George Papadopoulos