MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE, Windows 7, “Can't connect to MySQL Server on 127.0.0.1 (10061)”

Question

I\'ve seen this problem asked a bunch of times on here but every solution posted hasn\'t been helpful for me.

I just got the x86 install and installed MySQL Workbenc

Answer 1

if you have used msi installer or exe to install mysql in windows, you can start the service from services.msc

if you have just unzipped mysql from somewhere, service won't be available to start from services.msc. In this case start the server using mysqld.exe