Hi, I have a MySQL 2.23.36 running on a Linux RH 7.1. Its database directory is /var/lib/mysql/. For some reason I want to change it to /home/mysql/. So I did following things:
1. modify /etc/my.cnf: changed all /var/lib/mysql/ to /home/mysql/ 2. modyfy /etc/init.d/mysqld: changed /var/lib/mysql/ to /home/mysql/ 3. copied all database files from /var/lib/mysql/ to /home/mysql/ 4. restart mysqld OK. everything looks fine for connections from foreign machines. However, for local connections, say connections from a locally hosted web site via PHP, or a command line connection issued from shell, it will return following error message: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' This was weird, since I had assumed that I made all the neccary changes in /etc/my.cnf and /etc/init.d/mysqld. Seems like mysql has some configure information hard-coded into its buildup or whatever, and cannot be modified after installation? Alex Shi --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
