ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on localhost (10061)

Question

I installed MySQL on Microsoft Windows 8 Using a noinstall Zip Archive. But when i tested by executing the following commands on windows prompt, the above error showed up.<

Answer 1

The solution that worked for me is:

1. Downloaded mysql-8.0.22-winx64.zip file
2. Extracted the zip file
3. Moved the extracted folder to C:/Program Files
4. Opened cmd.exe as admin
5. Navigated to the directory cd C:\Program Files\mysql-8.0.22\mysql-8.0.22-winx64\bin
6. mysqld -install (Service successfully installed)
7. mysqld --initialize (no prompt)
8. Opened services.msc
9. Found MySQL
10. Right-click and start

Let me know if it helps!