Hi Road runner!
This is parts of my database.php:
var $default = array('driver' => 'mysql',
'connect' =>
'mysql_connect',
'host' =>
'localhost',
'login' =>
'root',
'password' =>
'password',
'database' =>
'cakephp2',
'prefix' =>
'cake_');
Are u able to connect to mysql with regular php scripts?
Gerhard
On Jul 21, 5:31 pm, road runner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, installing latest version of Cake on Mac OS 10.3.9
> Using MAMP but when I access the following page is returned properly
> but with message Can't connect see below.
>
> CakePHP Rapid Development
> Your database configuration file is present.
>
> Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to
> local MySQL server through socket '8889' (2) in /Applications/MAMP/
> htdocs/cake/cake/libs/model/dbo/dbo_mysql.php on line 100
>
> Warning: mysql_select_db(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-
> Link resource in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/cake/cake/libs/model/dbo/
> dbo_mysql.php on line 105
> Cake is not able to connect to the database.
>
> According to MAMP need to use port 8889 which I changed in the
> dbo_mysql.php file and again in the database.php file also changed
> sign in and password to what MAMP expects and created database cAlled
> cake. I used phpmyadmin to create a database cake without tables.
>
> If someone can point me in right direction would be appreciated.
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