On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Nigel George wrote: > I've tried to get MySQL to install and run from source. > > I configured and compiled without any errors. However when trying to start > the service i get the following: > > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) > > Can anyone help me please? I'm running SuSE Enterprise 7.3
Nigel look in /usr/share/doc/packages/mysql/README.SuSE what they are using to compile it. Then check /etc/my.cnf and your ~/.my.cnf for proper values. Thomas --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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