Re: Mysql 5.6 and Windows 8.1

[Paul Borg]

>To see if the server is running, look at the Windows task manager list.

Server not running. Only entry "MYSQL Notifier (32 bit)" in Background Processes.

> If it is not running, to see if the server can run, in a command window from the MySQL bin folder run

mysqld --defaults-file="MYSQL_HOME\my.ini" --console --skip-grant-tables


C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6>cd bin

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin>mysqld --defaults-file="C:\Program Data\Mysql\mysql server 5.6\my.ini" --console --skip-grant-tables
Could not open required defaults file: C:\Program Data\Mysql\mysql server 5.6\my.ini
Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted

C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin>

> study mysqld.err,

Cannot locate this file, visually or doing a search on C:

My apologies for reporting previously that I could not locate Program Data. I did not realize that I had to restart op. Sorry.

Paul