Is MySQL (or MariaDB) installed?
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.
If that fails, see if the "service" is running: at the start menu, type "services" and click on the ...Window services icon
Check there there is a service named MySQL, and that its status is "Started."
Can you connect to the database in Workbench?
Can you connect to the database in CSPM?
Do you know the username/password, and is CSPM set up with those?