Visvanath Ratnaweera

error 2002: can't connect to local mysql server (2)

Is your MySQL server running?

Type "ps uax | grep -i mysql" and see whether you have MySQL-processes running. (I assumed that you are working on Linux).

"when I type mysqladmin -u root -p doesn´t ask for password, it goes stright, I have tried "mysqladmin -h localhost" but stll not able to connect, ..."

I asked you to give the command
mysql -u root -p
(_not_ mysqladmin).

Post the exact response of your server.

"I was configuring apache and I was able to get http://localhost, apache it's working, ..."

What is the result if somebody in the internet types http://your_static_IP_address_here/ on a web-broser?

"Also I was trying to change the password for mysql but shows up error, even that mysql service is running."

How did you try? What was the error message?

For example, if you type "mysql -u root -p" on the command line do you get a prompt for a password, or does is login straight?

"I need to know if I can manage moodle with an internet conection by modem, or it´s too slow?"

If you mean an analog modem which dials-up (like a phone) and connects to internet it is clearly slow by western standards. The _maximum_ speed (on good phone lines) is 64 kB/s compared to 256 kB/s for a _slow_ broadband connection.

To make the matters worse, to get such a setup going is more involved than using a permanant connection.

If you are really low on buget there may be a remote possibilty. To judge that send more details about your setup. You mentioned 30 users attending 3 courses? Where are these users, in classrooms at your school will they be connecting from home?

What sort of courses are these? Is it just a way of sending them on-line material or is it more about interaction like using discussions, on-line tests, etc.?

With such hardware 10 hours is a lot!

Has anybody a comparison between Windows and Linux for the same job on same hardware?