success. i have mysql working now. i foud out what the problem was. i had dld an earlier version of mysql from swamp and it put swamp as the main directory rather than the root (c:\) so since altering the file paths mysql now works fine. so all 3 r good to go.
thanx for all your help. now my problems will be query based (lol) cheers "Danny Cobbinah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > i finally have apache and php working but mysql refuses to work. i have dld > mysql 4.0 and installed it. but there is an error when i try to start it. > need some help with this please
