2.3.13 Troubleshooting a MySQL Installation Under Windows
When installing and running MySQL for the first time, you may encounter certain errors that prevent the MySQL server from starting. The purpose of this section is to help you diagnose and correct some of these errors.
Your first resource when troubleshooting server issues is the error log. The MySQL server uses the error log to record information relevant to the error that prevents the server from starting. The error log is located in the data directory specified in your my.ini file. The default data directory location is C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\data. See Section 4.12.1, “The Error Log.”
Another source of information regarding possible errors is the console messages ...
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