Alrighty, Iv got everything ready to run my server and as it opens the 5 windows after loading the zones, it gives me  a "MySQL Error #2003 means you were unable to connect to the mysql server. For information ect. ect. ect... I went to search, found the following and provided no help for my situation.. possible I could get further assistance please 
 http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/vie...highlight=2003
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http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/vie...highlight=2003
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/vie...highlight=2003
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/vie...highlight=2003
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/vie...highlight=2003
There are absolutely no spaces in my ini's nor in the Boot5Zones.bat...
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		| REM: ****Read this first!!!**** 
 REM: This file requires your real IP in the place of "YourIP" when you are connecting
 REM: To the EQEmu Loginserver.
 
 REM: When you are using minilogin, Replace all IP Addresses to say 127.0.0.1
 
 REM: If you still get errors try using localhost instead of 127.0.0.1
 
 REM:--------------Start-----------------------
 @echo off
 
 if NOT exist spells_en.txt goto NOSPELL
 
 start ZoneDebug.exe freportw. 24.162.26.61 7995 127.0.0.1
 start ZoneDebug.exe arena. 24.162.26.61 7996 127.0.0.1
 start ZoneDebug.exe nexus. 24.162.26.61 7997 127.0.0.1
 start ZoneDebug.exe bazaar. 24.162.26.61 7998 127.0.0.1
 start ZoneDebug.exe freportn. 24.162.26.61 7999 127.0.0.1
 exit
 cls
 
 :NOSPELL
 echo You did not copy the spells_en.txt from your everquest directory to this one. Please do so or zones will crash on startup.
 PAUSE
 
 
 REM:---------------END------------------------
 | 
	
 
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		| ### --- This file tells world.exe what loginserver to connect to. ### --- Leave the account and password field BLANK.
 
 ### --- Public Login is un-supported as is LAN playing.
 We recommend using the eqemulator.net Loginserver ALWAYS.
 
 ### --- NOTE: You can NOT use the word "Server" in worldname.
 ### --- NOTE2: the word "Server" is added to each server automatically.
 
 # READ README.TXT
 [LoginServer]
 loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemulator.net
 loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemulator.net
 loginserver3=eqlogin3.eqemulator.net
 loginport=5997
 loginport=5997
 loginport=5997
 worldname=Zebuxoruk
 worldaddress=24.162.26.61
 locked=false
 
 [WorldServer]
 Defaultstatus=0
 Unavailzone=
 
 [LoginConfig]
 ServerMode=Standalone
 ServerPort=5999
 UplinkAddress=
 UplinkPort=
 UplinkAccount=
 UplinkPassword=
 | 
	
 
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		| # READ README.TXT! 
 [Database]
 host=localhost
 user=user
 password=password
 database=eq
 timestamp=4-9-2002 1640
 
 
 ### --- This file tells world.exe what computer mySQL is on. Host should
 ###
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 Anything im not doing right perhaps? I do have the spells_en.txt file with boot5zones.exe also... 
This is my error Message when I try to boot up
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		| Got signal 0 [Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.5.2
 [Status] Loading variables..
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 Error in LoadVariables query 'SELECT varname, value, unix_timestamp() FROM varia
 bles where unix_timestamp(ts) >= 0' #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 [Status] Loading zones..
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 Error in LoadZoneNames query 'SELECT MAX(zoneidnumber) FROM zone' #2006: MySQL s
 erver has gone away
 [Status] Loading items..
 [Status] EMuShareMem loaded
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 Error in GetItemsCount query 'SELECT MAX(id),count(*) FROM items' #2006: MySQL s
 erver has gone away
 Error: Database::LoadItems() (sharemem): GetItemsCount() returned -1
 [Error] Error: Could not load item data.  But ignoring
 [Status] LoginServer.ini read.
 [Status] Loading guild ranks..
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 Error in LoadGuilds query 'SELECT id, eqid, name, leader, minstatus, rank0title,
 rank1, rank1title, rank2, rank2title, rank3, rank3title, rank4, rank4title, ran
 k5, rank5title from guilds' #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 [Status] Loading addon.ini..
 [Status] Loading EQ time of day..
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 [Status] Deleted -1 stale player corpses from database
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 [Status] Deleted -1 stale player backups from database
 Liberating a country that despises us...
 TCP listening on: 24.162.26.61:9000
 World server listening on: 24.162.26.61:9000
 ===============================
 Runtime errors:
 
 MySQL Error #2003 means you were unable to connect to the mysql server.
 For more information on this error, visit http://www.eqemu.net/eqemuerror.php?id
 =2
 
 Hit any key to exit
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 Is there a reason why it cannot connect to my DB? I have the newest DB from Sourceforge, something im not doing right..
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		| Got signal 0 [Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.5.2
 [Status] Loading variables..
 Database Error: Lost connection, attempting to recover....
 DB Query Error #2006: MySQL server has gone away
 | 
	
 Im not sure why it cannot connect
Also, I do not have mysql_nt running in the background, that just gives me another error and I took the advice from another topic not to have that open. Is there something im doing wrong in MySql, should I be running a server in mysql?