Path To Executable Incorrect

[Paul Jr]

Greetings and Salutations.
Since the problem deals with MySQL, but it's really a MySQL problem, I figured I'd post it here. If I shouldn't have, my apologies.

I have recently taken another stab at installing PHP/Apache/MySQL on my box so I don't have to shell out 40 bucks a year for hosting. I attempted before, and I failed miserably; I'm taking another shot at it because I have a new book which seems pretty succinct. I have reinstalled MySQL, but when I attempt to start the service, I get an error that says the path to the executable is wrong. I checked, and it's “C:/FoxServ/mysql/bin/mysqld-nt.exe”, which doesn't even exist, instead of “C:/mysql/bin/mysqld-nt.exe”, which is the correct location. So, I need to change that path... but how?

[raf]

maybe hunt down the my.cnf file and look for the C:/FoxServ/mysql/bin/mysqld-nt.exe and change it to your adress.

[Paul Jr]

No go.
Searched (C:) and came up with nothing. :(

[Paul Jr]

I posted this question several days ago at the dBForums, and received a reply that fixed my problem. So thank you to all who helped me here. ;)

[zigo86]

so why don't you share the solution...

[Paul Jr]

Alrighty then. :thumbsup:

It was a rather simple solution, which surprised me: It was suggested to me to remove the service with

mysqld-xxxx --remove

Via the command prompt, and then reinstall it with

mysqld-xxxx --install

I did that, then I attempted to start the service, and bam! It worked. :D