# Using MYSQL software to set up a server

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mysql-software-to-set-up-a-server/186044
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [April 18, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mysql-software-to-set-up-a-server/186044 "2006-04-18T17:19:02Z")
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### Author: ![chrisclick](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chrisclick/32/1991_2.png) [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mysql-software-to-set-up-a-server/186044/1 "2006-04-18T17:19:02Z")

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Hi people, I downloaded some software from the mysql site and i think it lets me set up a MYSQL server on my spare PC…

But i dont know how this is possible as it gives not server root, database name nuthing

Has anyone used this and got it to run fine?

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### Author: ![ironikart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@ironikart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironikart)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mysql-software-to-set-up-a-server/186044/2 "2006-04-19T02:47:20Z")

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Download something like XAMP, or EasyPHP - both have windows installers for easily setting up a php/mysql environment along with phpMyAdmin.