Problems with MySQL

[papabill]

I downloaded mysql-5.0.87-osx10.4-powerpc.dmg and thought I had installed it (at least it said I had). I went to System Preferences, and at the bottom of the screen is a MySQL icon in the 'Other' catagory. I clicked the "Start MySQL", and now it tells me that 'The MySQL Server Instance is running'. I clicked on 'Automatically Start MySQL Server on Startup' and rebooted. I checked again in System Preferences, and it says that MySQL is running.
However, when I try to start phpMyAdmin, I get

Welcome to phpMyAdmin 2.11.11.1

Probably reason of this is that you did not create configuration file. You might
want to use setup script to create one.

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ERROR
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MySQL said:
#2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket is not
correctly configured)

I've tried several times to create a configuration file, but nothing seems to work.

Any help available? Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

 

[angelwatt]

Have you checked your phpMyAdmin configuration to ensure it's pointing to your install? Can you login into MySQL from the command line?

 

[papabill]

I found a tutorial about setting it up and copied their suggested config.inc.php file. Added my username and password, and it works quite well now.

Thanks