I don't have a windows machine to test on, but I found this

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/windows-start-command-line.html

Which is what I based my statement on.  Of course you will need to change
the slashes, but otherwise it should be the same (according to the link).


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 6:58 PM, Ian Henriksen <notifications@github.com>wrote:

> In Algorithms/DatabaseEssentials/DatabaseEssentials.tex:
>
> > @@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
> > +\lab{Algoirthms}{Database Essentials}{Database Essentials}
> > +\objective{Familiarization with MySQL prompt and basic queries
> > +\label{lab:DbEssentials}
> > +
> > +\section*{Introduction to MySQL}
> > +
> > +Databases are an essential part of computation.  We will learn how to use MySQL databases in this section.  MySQL is open-source software that is easy to use and free.  It also works well with Python.  All of this makes it a good choice for our applications.  Other options exist, but most of what we learn here will translate easily to other platforms.
> > +
> > +We do not explain installation and setup of MySQL here.  See an appendix (TODO:  Make an appendix with a tutorial).
> > +
> > +MySQL works by running a server that keeps track of databases and listens for queries.  There are several ways to interact with the server.  In this section, we will be using the MySQL terminal launched from the command line.  Let's begin by starting the server.  In your command prompt, navigate to the location of your MySQL installation. Now, type
> > +
> > +\begin{lstlisting}[style=ShellInput]
> > +/bin/mysqld
>
> Yep, it's not a valid location on windows. We'll probably have to either
> describe how to find it, or tell them a generic way to get the right path
> (for example, NumPy has the get_include function).
>
> --
> Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub<https://github.com/byuimpact/numerical_computing/pull/520/files#r11317260>
> .
>