stupid stupid question but - How do you do this?

[da_mic_1530]

Noob alert, anyhoo I'm following a tutorial located here

http://www.devshed.com/c/a/PHP/Building-an-ECommerce-Site-Part-1-Building-a-Product-Catalog/3/

and have failed at the very 1st hurdle which is rather embarrasing

I'm asked to fire up mySQL and start issuing what looks like linux commands, which I fully understand, but can't understand where to input them, I've tried every option via cpanel, and after looking all over the net, I have to admit, although embarrasing I need someone to point out what to do

It's mySQL commands, but where???

Cheers

 

[suarve]

All they're doing there is creating the database. Can't you use phpmyAdmin?

 

[da_mic_1530]

All they're doing there is creating the database. Can't you use phpmyAdmin?

see that was my automatic assumption, but the code doesn't seem to gel

I was just trying to save myself the effort of having to do it myself, copy and paste for the win etc

Nevermind, I'll do it manually

 

[suarve]

see that was my automatic assumption, but the code doesn't seem to gel

I was just trying to save myself the effort of having to do it myself, copy and paste for the win etc

Nevermind, I'll do it manually

as far as i know you could paste in the code they use to create tables and run it from phpmyadmin - as there's "Run SQL" or "SQL Query" button.

 

[unwashed potato!]

as far as i know you could paste in the code they use to create tables and run it from phpmyadmin - as there's "Run SQL" or "SQL Query" button.

yeah this is the best option. just remember to remove the mysql> and ->

 

[da_mic_1530]

cheers, I did / can do that via phpmyadmin, just the root logins etc fooled me, anyhoo for future reference what is that guy using/ refering too

Will spend the rest of today going through the tut

 

[da_mic_1530]

woot done, I'll stop bumping now