How to setup apache+php+mysql?

[Michael S. Dunsavage]

Ding Li wrote:
> How do I know it is running correctly? I used '/etc/init.d/mysqld start' 
> to run mysql.
> 
> btw: the error is like this,
> 
>   Warning:  mysql_connect():  Access  denied  for user: 'root at localhost'
>   (Using password: NO) in /home/user/public_html/mysql.php on line 8
>   Could  not  connect  : Access denied for user: 'root at localhost' (Using
>   password: NO)
> 
> What's wrong?
> 
> Michael S. Dunsavage wrote:
> 
>> Ding Li wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,gurus
>>>
>>> I am trying to setup a server with apache+php+mysql,but I can only 
>>> make apache+php work. How to setup mysql and use php to administrate 
>>> mysql database?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> is mysqld running?
>>
> 
> 
try mysql -u root -p

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Michael S. Dunsavage