I installed MySQL and then uninstalled it then later on I re-installed after I got apache up and running the problem was at the end of the installation(mysql) it asked me to open port:3306 for the security settings it gave me the option to skip if I had previously installed MySQL so I skipped it.
Has my installation installed correctly and under the program of MySQL in start menu > Programs all I have is the MySQL console CMD prompt is that all there is supposed to be under Programs
I installed MySQL and then uninstalled it then later on I re-installed after I
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Mysql is a command line based application, which can be extended to GUI by installing tools such as
http://www.mysql.com/products/workbench/
Which gives you the option to edit your database schema via a gui interface.
You could install PHPMYADMIN which is an apache extension (for localhost you usually go /phpmyadmin/)