Install - Samples and Examples, no server found

[Bob Novell]

I am installing mysql56 on Windows Visa 64bit for use with the Abyss server.

I am going through the install (windows installer used) and I have gotten to the "Samples and Examples" step. I have been told there is no server and I need to select one from the list on the Contact Server page.

The server list is empty.

I did a custom install to skip the installation of such things as Workbench, MySQL Notifier, and MySQL for Excel, etc. I just want a simple server to use with web php server site applications (everyone calls them scripts but I think of them as what they really are – applications)


The only default option I changed was to not start the mysql windows server at startup.

I won't be using it all the time (I'd guess I'll use it perhaps 10% of all of the use on this particular computer) and I don't want it up and using resources when I don't need it. I will, for now, only be using it to support wordpress so that I can work on a blog locally. WP is a very bloated attempt to be everything for everyone and I want to see about speeding it up and will be creating custom themes for speed and simplicity.

*** Side issue - does anyone know of another blog package which simply provides blog functions with good anti-spam features or plug-ins that can fight spam? If so, please point me at it. Thanks!

When I encountered this situation about selecting a server, I checked, through, Task Manager and found a service named MYSQL56 is running.

What do I do to get past this issue of selecting a server when there are no servers shown in the server list on the Connect to Server step?

Bob