WAMP MySQL service does not start

if you are experiencing this problem (error 0 cannot start the service mysql) try this solution: first of all uninstall mysql from your computer and delete all files associated with mysql go to the start menu of your computer and type regedit (registry editor) avigate the regedit to HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE/SYSTEM/CURRENT CONTROL SET/SERVICE then delete anything to do with mysql after that install your mysql again and it will install successfully

Error No. 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (or some other host)

simply means that connection is not possible for one of the following (or similar) reasons:

• There is no MySQL server running at the specified host

• Connection to the MySQL server is not allowed using TCP-IP. Check the 'skip-networking' setting in the MySQL configuration file (my.ini on Windows, my.cnf on Unix/Linux). It shall be commented out like '#skip-networking'. If it is not commented out, then do it and restart the MySQL server for the change to take effect.

• Some networking issue prevents connection. It could be a network malconfiguration or a firewall issue. You need to allow the service mysql on windows firewall/ after you install wamp, restart ur pc. and start wamp

windows will ask is msqlnt.exe allowed to run and accept it then its fine.

If it doesn't work then:

Try turning off the windows firewall - if that fixes the problem, then turn it back on, and allow access to TCP/3306(default port)

• When trying to connect to a MySQL server at an ISP this error message often indicates that direct connection to MySQL has been blocked. You must then use HTTP-tunneling or SSH-tunneling to connect.