At 22:00 30-5-01 +1000, Steve Sapsford wrote:
>hi ppl,
>
>i am a newbie running apache, php & mysql on a redhat 7 server...
>
>i am getting the following error when i browse to my php file which access
>my database called steve:
>
>
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>Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
>through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in
>/var/www/html/bookorama/index.php3 on line 7
This is a faq. Caused by one of these:
- wrong location of mysql.sock in php.ini
- wrong location for mysql.sock in /etc/my.cnf
>Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in
>/var/www/html/bookorama/index.php3 on line 9
Line 9 doesn't mean it has to be line 9..
Take a look at some of the tutorials.. www.devshed.com has a real nice one.
Bye,
B.
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>
>here is the index.php file:
>
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><?php $db = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "new-password");
>mysql_select_db("steve",$db); ?>
>===================================================
>
>i can access mysql and this database no problems via the linux box using
>mysqladmin etc
>
>
>i would be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction....
>
>thanks in advance
>
>steve
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