Thanks to another member of the list - I found I had ownership problems, > #chown -R root /usr/local/mysql > #chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var > #chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql > > >
That solved it. And thanks for the heads up on my date. I live in Washington DC, so I'm behind the times.... :-) -Dennis Carl Troein wrote: > Dennis Herndon writes: > > >>Ok, I have read through the manual and archives and still I cannot find >>this problem I'm having. >> >>" can't connect to local MySql server through socket ' >>var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) " >> > > Error code 2: No such file or directory > > Make sure the socket really there. Shouldn't it be /var/... and > not var/... ? > > Oh, and unless your mail system had some sort of a problem, your > date is off by almost exactly one day. > > //C > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
