(二)在Windows2000下的安装
  1。安装时选默认目录:c:mysql
  2。把c:mysqlmy-example.cnf
copy为c:my.cnf,并把c:mysqlibgwinb19.dll copy到winntsystem32。
  3。启动mysql的方法是:
    c:mysqlinmysqld-shareware --install
    net start mysql
  这么简单,就可以启动了。
  4。更改超级用户(root)的密码:
    C:mysqlinmysql mysql
    mysql> UPDATE user SET
password=PASSWORD('your password')swheresuser='root';
    mysql> QUIT
    C:mysqlinmysqladmin reload 
    使用命令C:mysqlinmysqlshow去看看检测一下。在这里应该显示:
    +-----------+
    | Databases |
    +-----------+
    | mysql |
    | test |
    +-----------+
    看到这些信息这一步就证明没问题了
    再来:
    C:mysqlinmysqlshow --user=root
--password=your password mysql
    在这里应该显示:
    Database: mysql
    +--------------+
    | Tables |
    +--------------+
    | columns_priv
|
    | db |
    | host |
    | tables_priv
|
    | user |
    +--------------+
    一切搞定!
  5。C:mysqlinmysqladmin version status proc
  应该可以看到这些版本信息的:
   mysqladmin Ver
8.0 Distrib 3.22.32, for Win95/Win98 on i586
   TCX 
   Server version
3.22.32-shareware-debug
   Protocol version 10
   Connection localhost
via TCP/IP
   TCP port 3306
   Uptime: 1 hour 29 min 30 sec
   Threads: 1 Questions: 72 Slow queries:
0 Opens: 16 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 0 Memory in use: 16423K Max memory      used:
16490K
   Uptime: 5370 Threads: 1 Questions:
72 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 16 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 0 Memory in use:
16423K     Max memory used: 16490K
    +----+------+-----------+----+---------+------+-------+------------------+
    | Id | User | Host | db | Command
| Time | State | Info |
    +----+------+-----------+----+---------+------+-------+------------------+
    | 35 | ODBC | localhost
| | Query | 0 | | show processlist |
    +----+------+-----------+----+---------+------+-------+------------------+
  接着,用show databases命令可以将安装的数据库列出来:
    mysql> show databases;
  你就可以看到:
    +----------+
    | Database |
    +----------+
    | mysql |
    | test |
    +----------+
    2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
  如果一切正常的话,那说明MySQL可以完全工作了!如果要退出程序,输入:exit
    mysql> exit;
    Bye