>mysql> create database printsdb;
>ERROR 1044: Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database 'printsdb'
>mysql>
>
>As you can see when I try to create a DB I get the error message shown.
>Also when trying "show databases;" [without quotes] I get only the Test DB
>shown. I assume this is a permission problem but cannot resolve it. I am
>logged in as root with mypassword.

Are you *SURE* you are logged in as root? Shouldn't the above
error message say 'root@localhost' if you were?

>I do have Administartor privelegs on my
>machine and PHP and MySQl are both located on my machine.

Gordon L. Burditt