I think the point is, that when you installed it, there was a "dependency" was it mysql? or was it apache? I am thinking it was apache, maybe the auth_mysql was compiled with it, so it needed the mysql to run porperly.
Apche has a module that allows it to authenticate users against a db server like mysql, your apache server might have this module.. so that's why it probably needs it. This is my only explanation of why it needs it =S MySQL is a complete, independent, standalone db server, same goes to apache server, they can work together, but they are completely independent pieces of software Best Regards On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 02:42, EP wrote: > >EP wrote: > > > >> > >>OK, I need to ask a stupid question. > > > >Obviously, MySQL can run on its own, not quite sure what you really mean > >by this though. > > > Amazing that it wasn't obvious to me, but I originally installed MySQL > after installing Apache, based on home brew instructions that implied a > dependency; then I always had Apache running when I used MySQL and was > convinced of the flatness of the earth. > > My problem on my 2nd machine _was_ : > > Error 2003: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) > > Long story short, now realizing the MYSQL error message had nothing to do > with my Apache error messages, I looked and found the MySQL config. error > -- fixed it, setting the port to 3306 in the ini file. > > It's up! > > Thanks! -- |...........................................................| |____ _____ ____ _ |Victor Medina M | |\ \ \| ____| _ \ / \ |Linux - Java - MySQL | | \ \ \ _| | |_) / _ \ |Dpto. Sistemas - Ferreteria EPA | | / / / |___| __/ ___ \ |[EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/_/_/|_____|_| /_/ \_\|ext. 325 | | |geek by nature - linux by choice | |...........................................................|
