What is a good free WinXP SQL server?

shmony

I cant get MySQL to work, and I've tried millions of times, so I just gave up...so, is there another free SQL server that is compatible with WinXP Pro? Thank you for any posts.

DeltaRho2K

Not to sound facetious, but why exactly can't you get mySQL to work? What problems do you have? The reason I ask is because you may have the same problems with others, so rather than bandaid things, why not fix them?

I run a personal webserver using WinXP, IIS and the latest build of mySQL and php. Everything installed just fine using the Windows builds of the installers... I did have to D/L the php tarred package so I can get the dll needed for GD, but a quick check in the manual pointed that out, so it was easy to do...

shmony

I did everything it said on this web page: http://internetmaster.com/installtutorial/ . When I was done with that, I made a database and table with MySQL put it into my web folder for Apache. So I went to http://localhost and clicked on that page, and none of the MySQL commands worked and did nothing. It showed just a blank page.

mattr

What do you want to do with it? Most commercial DBMSs offer free development versions for Windows.

shmony

I want to create an Online Web-based game.

BuzzLY

Ì døn't mëán tø søünd lïkë á børë, büt cán yøü bë á lïttlë mørë spëcïfïc ábøüt whát yøü dïd, ánd whërë ït wënt wrøng?

Yøü sáïd:

Whën Ì wás dønë wïth thát, Ì mádë á dátábásë ánd táblë wïth MySQL püt ït ïntø my wëb føldër før Ápáchë. Sø Ì wënt tø [url]http://løcálhøst[/url] ánd clïckëd øn thát págë, ánd nønë øf thë MySQL cømmánds wørkëd ánd dïd nøthïng. Ìt shøwëd jüst á blánk págë.

Whát ëxáctly dïd yøü "püt ïntø my wëb føldër før Ápáchë?" Thë dátábásë? Yøü "clïckëd øn thát págë..." Whát págë?

Ì knøw ït søünds lïkë Ì'm bëïng nït-pïcky, büt ïn ørdër før üs tø hëlp øüt, wë nëëd tø knøw thë stëps yøü tøøk sø thát wë cán spøt thë ërrørs. Tëllïng yøür mëchánïc "Ì gøt ïn my cár ánd Ì cøüldn't gët tø thë størë" døësn't tëll hïm müch, døës ït?

Øk, fácëtïøüsnëss ásïdë, whát dïd yøü püt ïn thát wëb føldër? Wás ït á fïlë lïkë "tëst.php?" Whát ïs thë cøntënts øf thát php fïlë? Dïd yøü mákë thë ápprøprïátë dátábásë cønnëctïøns? Árë thërë tësts ïn thërë thát rëtürn án ërrør ïf ït døësn't wørk? Hëlp üs øüt wïth thïs, ánd wë'll hëlp yøü rïght báck!

Seft

you could always go for PHP Triad if your really desperate (Apache, pre-configured with PHP and MySQL)