----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott J. Pearson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 7:13 PM Subject: mysql.sock difficulties
> I installed one version of MySQL but had to reinstall MySQL. > Thus, I manually deleted the first installation, > including /tmp/mysql.sock. > > The second installation mysteriously did not install another > copy of mysql.sock. Gerry-mandering the configuration > through the following line avails nothing: > ../configure --with-unix-socket-path=/tmp/mysql.sock > > Can someone inform me of how I might automatically > /manually install mysql.sock? You don't need to, Scott. :) "mysql.sock" is the name of the UNIX domain socket. Although visible in the filesystem, it is a socket nonetheless. When you start the daemon, it will be created for you; and if the daemon shuts down, it will be unlinked again by the daemon. - Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
