This is for people to STOP using workbench.

[toby2449]

Alright, this is xampp 101

BEFORE YOU START MAKE SURE ALL COMPONENTS OF MYSQL ARE UNINSTALLED!!

Step 1: Open a new tab and search "xampp"
Step 2: Download the program and install it. (MAKE SURE YOU ARE INSTALLING ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT COME WITH XAMPP Exampe: MySQL and Filezilla)
Step 3: Open the xampp control panel. Its located in the directory.
Step 4: Once it's open, start apache, mysql and filezilla. (Once they're on, the highlight of the text turns green. It should look like this: |)

Step 5: Now open your browser and type in the link bar: "localhost".
Step 6: Select your language.
Step 7: Now on the navigation bar, click security.
Step 8: Press the link on your xampp page and change the "MYSQL SECTION: "ROOT" PASSWORD" and the "XAMPP DIRECTORY PROTECTION (.htaccess)" (Make sure the username for the XAMPP DIRECTORY PROTECTION is root.
Step 9: Restart Apache, MySQL and Filezilla.
Step 10: Go back to the main page for xampp. Where it says welcome and stuff.
Step 11: On the navigation bar, click phpMyAdmin. (towards the bottom)
Step 12: Login with "root" and the password you set on step 8.
Step 13: On the side panel in phpMyAdmin, press new and name the db name what ever you want.
Step 14: Go into the db you made and at the top press import.
Step 15: Import your struct (.sql) file and press go.
You're now done!

[tjmax65]

Alright, this is xampp 101

Step 1: Open a new tab and search "xampp"
Step 2: Download the program and install it. (MAKE SURE YOU ARE INSTALLING ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT COME WITH XAMPP Exampe: MySQL and Filezilla)
Step 3: Open the xampp control panel. Its located in the directory.
Step 4: Once it's open, start apache, mysql and filezilla. (Once they're on, the highlight of the text turns green. It should look like this: |)

Step 5: Now open your browser and type in the link bar: "localhost".
Step 6: Select your language.
Step 7: Now on the navigation bar, click security.
Step 8: Press the link on your xampp page and change the "MYSQL SECTION: "ROOT" PASSWORD" and the "XAMPP DIRECTORY PROTECTION (.htaccess)" (Make sure the username for the XAMPP DIRECTORY PROTECTION is root.
Step 9: Restart Apache, MySQL and Filezilla.
Step 10: Go back to the main page for xampp. Where it says welcome and stuff.
Step 11: On the navigation bar, click phpMyAdmin. (towards the bottom)
Step 12: Login with "root" and the password you set on step 8.
Step 13: On the side panel in phpMyAdmin, press new and name the db name what ever you want.
Step 14: Go into the db you made and at the top press import.
Step 15: Import your struct (.sql) file and press go.
You're now done!

You should also tell them to delete all of mysql or it wont start

[toby2449]

You should also tell them to delete all of mysql or it wont start

i forgot about that part... Will do

[~V~]

Step 2: Download the program and install it. (MAKE SURE YOU ARE INSTALLING ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT COME WITH XAMPP Exampe: MySQL and Filezilla)

You don't need FileZilla,Mercury and Tomcat

And you have to stop all other mysql services if you had mysql workbanch its best to uninstall service or to disable auto-run

[toby2449]

You don't need FileZilla,Mercury and Tomcat

meh

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[Prince Zuko]

I prefer wamp

[sacredmike]

I prefer wamp

No you do not! You were like, raging because you couldn't get wamp to work. -.-

[Prince Zuko]

No you do not! You were like, raging because you couldn't get wamp to work. -.-

A while ago wamp pissed me off... m8 now wamp is bae

[toby2449]

You were like, raging

oh gawd

[[MPGH]Ahl]

What if I still use mysql workbench

Works 10/10 for Seraph's Dominion

[toby2449]

What if I still use mysql workbench

Works 10/10 for Seraph's Dominion

xampp is better m8

[Zodkop]

Instructions were unclear. Accidentally stabbed myself to death.

[toby2449]

Instructions were unclear. Accidentally stabbed myself to death.

gg

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