Mysql deactivated how do i activate it

[infabmfy]

Hi ive just installed XAMPP i ran the localhost. I clicked on the status tag and the status for Mysql is that it is deactivated how do I activate it. When i try to run mysql through DOS it says [ERROR] cant find messagefile 'c:\xampp\mysql\share\english\errmsg.sys' Aborting
and when i checked the folder the file is present what do i do?

[ldivinag]

mysql runs as a service in windows.

services are like daemons in the unix world.

you need to find out what the mysql service name is.

you can guess, like "mysql"

launch a dos window and type in:

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net start mysql

and see if returns with

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The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.

then either xampp renames it or it's not running (i run my own install of mysql so i rename mine).

check the SERVICES control panel and see if mysql has already been installed as a service but has START MANUALLY... set it to start automatically... duh...

if there is NO listing of mysql at all, just reinstall xampp or just install it by d/ling the latest version from mysql.com.

mysql can run independent from xampp. where as php needs apache, mysql doesnt care.

[Everett]

I installed Xampp on Win98se and cannot get it to work. When I open the control panel and click on Start for apache and mysql, a message comes up that says starting, but the panel never changes to the green running. When I go to localhost and check the status mysql is not running.

I have to shut down apache via DOS - can't do it with the control panel. Mysql never starts even though it say it does.

I tried starting mysql from DOS and get the message [ERROR] cant find messagefile 'c:\xampp\mysql\share\english\errmsg.sys' Aborting The path is correct and the file exists. I have double and triple checked the path names in the my.cnf file, php.ini file, tried setting the default dir when starting mysql from DOS - none worked.

I unistalled xampp and rebooted then reinstalled - same problem. So I uninstalled xampp and downloaded mysql from mysql.com and got the same response [ERROR] cant find messagefile 'c:\xampp\mysql\share\english\errmsg.sys' Aborting .

Does mysql not work on Win98SE or what do I do to fix this problem? After three days of searching the forums here and at mysql.com I am no closer to getting this solved and am about ready to give up.

Thanks!