I can't get MySQL server to make a new database

Hi all

I am having a problem using MySQL, I am very new to this and am having a problem geting it to work, all I have done is installed MySQL server and I cant open MySQL, I can't even have Microsoft Access use it for the backend database. Is it because I need the have the client version as well?
am using Windows 2000.

Thanks in advance!!

Yes, you need at least the client version to be able to connect to MySQL. (You can then access the server
via a commandline client)
You will probably need the MyODBC driver to be able to connect to MySQL via Access.

I would suggest you try the new MySQLAdministrator and the MySQLBrowser to access your server
and your databases. These are MySQL tools and GPL too. And work like a charm for me

Hope this helps!

Angela

I don't understand using MySQL as an Access backend?
What are the benefits of this, and is it possible?
Access itself is a database...

Access can be used as a front-end. Why? Well, most reasons are:
1) Known to people, as in: they know how to use it.
2) You can build an application quite fast
3) It allows people to link tables, thus is great for hacking ;-)

Why would you not want to do it?
Well....all of the above.

Another reason to use mysql even though access is a database:
concurrency: more ppl can simultaneously access your database.

AND yes, it is possible !

Hope this helps.