Bug #7118 Cannot connect to a local MySQL database using the MySQL Query Browser tool

• Submitted: 9 Dec 2004 2:34
• Modified: 9 Dec 2004 10:03
• Reporter: [ name withheld ]
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Query Browser
• Severity: S1 (Critical)
• Version: 1.1.2
• OS: Windows (Windows XP Professional)
• CPU Architecture: Any

[9 Dec 2004 2:34] [ name withheld ]

Description:
I installed the MySQL Query Browser application on my computer. When I try to connect to a MySQL database, I get the following error message..

Could not connect to the specified instance

MySQL Error Number 2003
Can't connect to MySQL Server on "localhost" (10061)

If you want to check the network connection, please click the PING button.

I have clicked the ping button, seems to work fine.

I am new to this and not sure why I cannot connect to the database.

Thanks

How to repeat:
To repeat, you would need to install the MySQL query browser on WIndows XP Pro, and try tro connect to a localhost MySQL database.

[9 Dec 2004 10:03] Hartmut Holzgraefe

We're sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for 
asking help on using MySQL products. Your problem is not the result 
of a bug.

Support on using our products is available both free in our forums
at http://forums.mysql.com and for a reasonable fee direct from our
skilled support engineers at http://www.mysql.com/support/

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