🚀 go-pugleaf

      OK...I double-clicked the file, it flashed before my eyes and the light
      in my system tray is Red. I attempted to 'Start the Service', but it gave
      me an error message stating 'Fails to Start the Service' please wait 30
      seconds and try again. I waited...and I tried again. Same thing.




So, you can't connect to MySQL from GoLive because its not running. If the service won't start, then something else may already be using the port used by MySQL or MySQL may not be installed correctly.

      PS. The only reason I have the database set up under the root server is
      for testing purposes and not for online purposes.




As you are running without a firewall and are running a server,your machine is vulnerable to external attack. If there is any sensitive information in your database, putting it somewhere which can be served up by a web server is not wise.

Consider running a software firewall such as ZoneAlarm at the very least.

John