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Go to Start Menu, All Programs, and look for MySQL, which should have MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench. (Some computers may have MariaDB instead of MySQL.)
- If missing, install (directions).
Is MySQL running?
Try connecting using CSPM or MySQL Workbench.
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- If MySQL is not there, it has not been properly installed. Uninstall and reinstall from new (hopefully you have a saved database backup file).
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Go to CSPM, Options, Local settings; make sure the username, password, database name, and computer are correct. Click the Test button (see item 10 in cspm_local page).
Use "localhost" for the server name if you installed MySQL on your machine.) Click the Test button (see item 10 in cspm_local page).
In SPM8, "sidata" was the usual name, and in SPM12, it's "sidata14".
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