Sounds like you have a TCP socket problem. Is the database on a local machine or a hosting provider? What platform is it on wintel or *nix?
Thank you, Todd Williamsen, MCSE home: 847.265.4692 Cell: 847.867.9427 -----Original Message----- From: Georgina Fang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: How to Access MySql Database? Hi: I telnet to the server. But I can not get into MySql database. What's the problem? % mysql ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) % mysql -p linksdb Enter password: Then I type in password, and got the following: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) I also tried the following: (for username I typed in real username) % mysql -u username -p Enter password: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) What's my problem? Thanks in advance! -- Georgina __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
