MySql and Joomla
Posted: 06. February 2009 06:13
Hi. First of all, please excuse my ignorance. I'm new to XAMPP.
I installed XAMPP as I wanted to use Joomla. When I am setting Joomla in the localhost, I am asked for a User Name, Password, and Database Name, all of which "must already exist for the database I am going to use". The database that I believe I must use, is MySql. I have no experience of MySql, and I have only used MS Sql Server before.
The problem lies when I try to figure out what is going on with MySql, that I understand is meant to be installed during the installation of XAMPP. I can find the MySql folder in my XAMPP folder, but I do not know how to run that, and I think it is not installed properly, but am not sure.
When I open up the XAMPP control panel, and click on 'Admin' for MySql, a window opens up which disappears in approximately one second (so I have no chance to examine it properly). I have managed to see that in 'Environment' it says "Not Found. Driver 3.51 not found" under 'MyODBC'. Also, in the 'Start Check' tab, I can see the words "fatal error".
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I looked under the FAQ of Apache Friends, and it did not help me. I'm sort of stuck now, and don't know what to do.
Thanks for any advice, or thoughts.
I installed XAMPP as I wanted to use Joomla. When I am setting Joomla in the localhost, I am asked for a User Name, Password, and Database Name, all of which "must already exist for the database I am going to use". The database that I believe I must use, is MySql. I have no experience of MySql, and I have only used MS Sql Server before.
The problem lies when I try to figure out what is going on with MySql, that I understand is meant to be installed during the installation of XAMPP. I can find the MySql folder in my XAMPP folder, but I do not know how to run that, and I think it is not installed properly, but am not sure.
When I open up the XAMPP control panel, and click on 'Admin' for MySql, a window opens up which disappears in approximately one second (so I have no chance to examine it properly). I have managed to see that in 'Environment' it says "Not Found. Driver 3.51 not found" under 'MyODBC'. Also, in the 'Start Check' tab, I can see the words "fatal error".
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I looked under the FAQ of Apache Friends, and it did not help me. I'm sort of stuck now, and don't know what to do.
Thanks for any advice, or thoughts.