That is what I did. That's when I get the error 2002 message. Maybe my problem is not with the mysql.sock file but something else.
Daniel Kasak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:jeepcreep wrote: >Just loaded mySQL v4 to LINUX Mandrake v9.2 via RPM. The error 2002 talks >of a mysql.sock file. I can't find this file anywhere on my box. Can't >figure out why I can't find it as I'm preety sure the install was >completed successfully. If I want to rebuild it, though, what's in it? > > > The mysql.sock file only exists while MySQL is running. Maybe you installed MySQL but haven't started it. I don't know how Mandrake handles starting & stopping services, but you should have a script: /etc/init.d/mysql ( or something like that ). Try: /etc/init.d/mysql start That's what starts it on mine anyway. -- Daniel Kasak IT Developer NUS Consulting Group Level 5, 77 Pacific Highway North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 9922 7989 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.nusconsulting.com.au
