Add the following entry in the my.cnf to create the socket file in the desired location.
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock (Any desired path can be given here) sujay -----Original Message----- From: Octavian Rasnita [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 3:50 PM To: Sujay Koduri; mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: creating socket From: "Sujay Koduri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This error means that the mysql server has not started in the first place. > So try to have a look in the logs (generally this should be in > /var/lib/mysql/) and find out the reason why the server hasn't started. > > sujay > I have discovered that mysql creates the socket in /tmp/mysql.sock instead of /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. I have created a link from /tmp/mysql.sock to /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock and now MySQL works fine. However, I think I should change somewhere in the file my.ini the location of the socket... Thank you. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
