# Why doesn't MySQL start unless InstantRails does first?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-doesnt-mysql-start-unless-instantrails-does-first/87873>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 6, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-doesnt-mysql-start-unless-instantrails-does-first/87873 "2007-03-06T15:53:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ntk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@ntk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ntk)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-doesnt-mysql-start-unless-instantrails-does-first/87873/1 "2007-03-06T15:53:36Z")

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I am grateful for anyone that could explain to me why I cannot start  
MySQL unless InstantRails (1.5) has started first.  
InstantRails seems to have create a ‘root’ user with NO password. I  
cannot log in with this into MySQL Query Browser of MySQL Administrator.  
If I startup InstantRails, I can.  
I’m not dying or anything about this behaviour as I can always start  
InstantRails. I hope to be a professional in this business someday, and  
view this question as simply one rung on the latter.  
I would appreciate an email as I wouldn’t want to miss this very  
important information.  
Thank you,  
David  
dak AT itracker DOT com

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**Author:** ![ntk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/48db29/32.png) [@ntk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ntk)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-doesnt-mysql-start-unless-instantrails-does-first/87873/2 "2007-03-07T00:27:51Z")

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Because under InstantRails, MySQL is not configured to run as a service.  
When you start IR it starts up it’s mysql server along with it’s apache  
server. When you exit IR, those applications are stopped as well. This  
is  
suitable for development, as you don’t have the overhead of these apps  
running in the background when you aren’t using them.

-Larry

On 3/6/07, David K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I would appreciate an email as I wouldn’t want to miss this very  
> important information.  
> Thank you,  
> David  
> dak AT itracker DOT com
> 
> –  
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
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> >

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Best Regards,  
-Larry  
“Work, work, work…there is no satisfactory alternative.”  
— E.Taft Benson