If you have installed MySql in some non-standard location, or if the original installation was from the OS install, it may be that you need to link the socks.
I have done this, others will probably complain. I had this problem on many systems newly installed. I fixed it with ln -s /var/lib/path/to/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock ~Kelly W. Black -----Original Message----- From: Paul DuBois [mailto:paul@;snake.net] Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 6:26 PM To: CM Miller; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cannot Log into MySQL At 16:27 -0800 11/1/02, CM Miller wrote: >Still workin' at it here. > >Ok, I've added to my PATH > >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.-52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin >and at least I'm getting this now > >$ mysql >Error 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server >through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) Sounds like the server isn't running. > >I'm not sure what it is trying to tell me, btw, I'm >running MySQL on the same machine that I'm trying to >log into, so I don't know if this makes a difference >or not. > >thanks again > >-Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
