Thanks for the clarification. As I understand it, the syntax on the client end is to use "." as the host name.
I was using "localhost" on the LAMP configuration, and never bothered to change it. With 7 or so web-based users, there isn't much rush. Regards, Jerry Schwartz The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated 195 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 www.the-infoshop.com >-----Original Message----- >From: shawn.gr...@sun.com [mailto:shawn.gr...@sun.com] >Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 11:07 AM >To: Jerry Schwartz >Cc: 'Wagner Bianchi'; mysql@lists.mysql.com >Subject: Re: WAMP vs LAMP > >Jerry Schwartz wrote: >> From: Wagner Bianchi [mailto:wagnerbianch...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:03 PM >> To: Jerry Schwartz >> Subject: Re: WAMP vs LAMP >> >> >> >> [JS] The file paths were all the same, actually, and the address for MySQL >> is >just "localhost". >> >> [WB]Consider to use MySQL on Unix like environment because the socket file. >This way you will get more performance then use TCP/IP on MS Windows. >> >> >> >> [JS] That's an interesting suggestion. Windows has socket files, but I've >never looked at them. In fact, I don't even know if MySQL can us a socket >file >and TCP/IP at the same time. We're going to have more ODBC traffic than web >traffic, I expect. >> > >On Windows they aren't called "sockets", they are "named pipes" and yes >you can be listening to both internal and external connections at the >same time. > >--enabled-named-pipe >http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/server- >options.html#option_mysqld_enable-named-pipe > >When connecting locally, you have both options at your disposal >http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/connecting.html > >There is even another option for Windows, --shared-memory >http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/server- >options.html#option_mysqld_shared-memory > >This works similar to a named pipe and if you want to enable both (pipes >and shares) at the same time, you need to provide different names. The >TCP/IP ports are independent and also available. > >-- >Shawn Green, MySQL Senior Support Engineer >Sun Microsystems, Inc. >Office: Blountville, TN > > > > >-- >MySQL General Mailing List >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=jschwa...@the- >infoshop.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
