When installing and running MySQL for the first time, you may
encounter certain errors that prevent the MySQL server from
starting. The purpose of this section is to help you diagnose
and correct some of these errors. Your first resource when
troubleshooting server issues is the error log. The MySQL server
uses the error log to record information relevant to the error
that prevents the server from starting. The error log is located
in the data directory specified my.ini file. The default data
directory location is Server 5.0\data. See Section 5.2.1, “The
Error Log”. Another source of information regarding possible
errors is the console messages displayed when the MySQL service
is starting. Use the NET START MySQL command from the command
line after installing mysqld as a service to see any error
messages regarding the starting of the MySQL server as a
service. See Section 18.104.22.168, “Starting MySQL as a Windows
Service”. The following examples show other common error
messages you may encounter when instal