Setting up a MySQL database

[LouLou28]

Hello,

I need to set up a MySQL database to help with a message board section on a band web site im doing. (I have already tried php to control it without success).

Ive found a good tutorial to talk me through how to make a database work, however most tutorials skip over the bit about setting it up etc, and as Im working from scratch on this database.. I really need to know it!

I have been to the MySQL web site and downloaded 'something'. I think its what I need but I can be sure as there were so many options given to me.

I downloaded mysql.4.0.25 which was a large file with loads of other files in it. Is that right??

It looks right but I just want to be sure. Can anyone give me any hints as to what I do next with it (up until the tables part).

Any help will be appreciated!!

Thanks!

[nunomira]

hi,

If you're learnin, I recommend that you use phpMyAdmin to administrate/manage the MySQL database - it requires PHP.

I also recommend wampserver which installs everything you need at once:
- PHP 5.0.4
- Apache 1.3.33
- MySQL 4.1.10a
- PHPmyadmin 2.6.1-pl3
- SQLitemanager 1.0.4
and look into the addons if you want PHP 4 instead.

Besides this, searching and reading tutorials on the net, and a good book, that's all I can suggest.