[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by snakes1100

I would suggest backing up all your databases and completely uninstall mysql and reinstall it, make sure that it nukes the default mysql database as well upon uninstall, then reinstall it.

Typically if you get prompted to download a php file instead of it being parsed as a web page, thats usually on apache/iis configuration issue.

Thanks for your reply first of all...

I do wonder if I am doing everything right. After installing the new sql, I copy the data folder from the old sql install to the data dir. Is that all I should be doing? At what point should I be dropping that data folder in if that isnt right? When I copy the data folder, I am also overwriting the mysql folder and db with my old one. Should I not do that?

Things have been running great ever since I ended task on the process and restarted the service.. None of the trying to save the file either has occurred.

I guess I am just looking for guildance somewhat on when I should be putting that data folder in.. Maybe I did something wrong there thats causing the initial startup to not completely start up or something.

Thanks again for the reply.. If you can tell I am doing something wrong based on what I told you, please def point it out. I have done an uninstall and reinstall MANY MANY times with the same issue. So I am holding off doing it again until someone can explain how I should be introducing my old data folder into the new install...

Thanks again