hello world

well i know nothing about MySQL except that its powerfull.
Any and all help would be way cool.

what is and how do i

1. Setup a database and insert databasedump.sql
A tool like phpMyAdmin is helpful

i have phpMyAdmin installed but not sure how to use it
the docs are alot to understand

mike

In phpMyAdmin click on SQL and use the "choose file" option to import your sql-file. Check whether the file contains a "CREATE DATABASE" line. If not you'll have to create a database first. This can be done from the phpMyAdmin start page.

php myadmin is a bit hard to understand.
It took me a while of looking for the exe file or the setup file to understand that it was just a website....

1. Run a webserver on your localcomputer (try aprelium.com)
2. configure it for php
Point the webserver to look for the root of the website at the place where you put the phpmyadmin files in...


then open up a browser, and in the addressbar type:
http://localhost/phpmyadmin


hope this helps
Noam