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I keep getting an "Unknown"error 2003, "Can't connect to Mysql server on 'localhost' (10061)"?..using Windows version &can connect using ip address.

Jan 13th, 2004 17:26
James William, Marty Hudyma, Eoin Gallagher,

I had similar problem.  I had wrong sytax in the my.ini file.  
Type "mysqld --help" in the command window to identify any offending 
syntax.

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Solution for WINXP !!!

The files are in the wrong place, at least with my example.
Had an old version of MYSQL.

Instruction below.(NZ)
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I had this problem, and this what helped me.....

I have Winxp.....

I removed the previous service, because I had an earlier version....

/bin/mysqld-nt /remove

Then I installed the service


/bin/mysqld-nt /install

Then I edited the my.ini file, by opening winMysqladmin

/bin/winmysqladmin
That command having opened the program...then you should

then select 4th tab, which is the my.ini file

You then edit the file to reflect where you had the files of MYSQL...

as the MY.ini said I had it under c:\mysql ....and I had it under 
another folder altogeather....

For simplicity sake, I just copied the files from my current folder to 
the specified by my.ini

This got me the access I wanted....

Very happy...

Hope this helps....

Regards Justin(James)HORT
From New Zealand, Palmy