Hello John,

On 9/2/2013 12:49 AM, John Smith wrote:
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On Sun, 1/9/13, Reindl Harald <h.rei...@thelounge.net> wrote:

  Subject: Re: Can't Connect Localhost
  To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
  Date: Sunday, 1 September, 2013, 2:44 PM

I looked in mysql.config.pl and no "localhost" :(

"mysql.config.pl" from what software damned?
"mysql.config.pl" does not exist in context of mysql

It exists in the following folder on my Win8 box:

/Program Files (x86)/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.5/bin

Yes, apparently it does exist in context of mysql. At any rate, it didn't work. 
Is there another config file in there?

*what client software you are using to connect to a
mysql-server*

I had written a python script. However, even if I try your and the other 
fellow's suggestion and open up a command prompt with admin privileges and type
mysql -u root -h 127.0.0.1 -p
<pass>
it just opens up a mysql session, and that only if I do it from the folder 
where that script lives since it's not in the path. Otherwise, it complains it 
can't find the script.
TIA,
John



I am also confused by your apparent dependency on this script (mysql_config.pl) to create a client connection. This is not the location that stores or processes or influences your startup parameters. Neither can it be used for creating client-server connections.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/mysql-config.html


The location of your configuration details is a 'my.ini' file or files located in one of these locations

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/option-files.html

What happens when you temporarily rename mysql_config.pl to something else? What error messages do you get?

Also. You have established that using the command line client (mysql.exe) works just fine for you. What is the other tool are you attempting to use as a MySQL client that has been giving you problems? There are at least two connection libraries you can launch from Python that allow you to connect to MySQL. Which one is yours?

Regards,
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Shawn Green
MySQL Principal Technical Support Engineer
Oracle USA, Inc. - Hardware and Software, Engineered to Work Together.
Office: Blountville, TN

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