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i found a way to make it work. here is the link: http://www.elated.com/articles/mysql-for-absolute-beginners/ cd c:\xampp\mysql\bin and press Enter, then type mysql -u root and press Enter. Thanks again

Thank you for the link! i actually tried that earlier, that syntax exactly, and the error message keeps popping up .

i am new to php and mysql, and really enjoying your book. thank you! one quick question: i was able to successfully access mysql through the command line yet i am having trouble with the -u and -p arguments: ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corrosponds to your MySQL server version forthe right syntax to use near '-u root -p' at line 1 mysql> i am running version 5.6.16 where can i look to find the correct syntax? (i poked around online for a bit but wasn't succesful) thanks again for the great book!