I have installed mysql on Mac OS X. when I attempt to access it either through a php page or through Terminal, I receive this message;
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'
mysqld isn't running.
You can check to see if it is running with (run this in a terminal window):
cd /usr/local/mysql
./bin/mysqlamdin ping
to start mysqld use:
shell> bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &
or
shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
if you are running MySQL 4.x--user=msyql should be the user that you set up to own the msql directories.
I have just switched to a Mac and am unfamiliar with many aspects of unix. I read something about creating a symbolic link but am unsure how to do this and if this will solve the problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Peter
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Jeff Shapiro, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
At work I *have* to use a Windows machine, at home I *get* to use a Mac.
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