Hello.
However, when I try to connect I get the error:
Have a look here:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/can-not-connect-to-server.html
Barbara Deaton wrote:
With MySQL 4.0 when I wanted to run my application on any of the unix =
boxes I had to set the MYSQL_UNIX_PORT
this file.
Why do I no longer get a socket/mysql.sock with the install?
Thanks again for your time.
-Barb.
-Original Message-
From: Gleb Paharenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:21 PM
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: SOCKET directory
Hello.
However, when I
Barbara Deaton wrote:
Thank you for the link.
I understand that I need a mysql.sock file, what I don't understand is that I
used to get one when I installed MySQL. When I look through all my 4.0.x mysql
directories I see a socket directory that contains a mysql.sock file. With my
4.1
/mysql.sock with the install?
Thanks again for your time.
-Barb.
-Original Message-
From: Gleb Paharenko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:21 PM
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: SOCKET directory
Hello.
However, when I try to connect I get the error
To: Barbara Deaton
Cc: Gleb Paharenko; mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: RE: SOCKET directory
The sock file is not a permanent file. It is a socket descriptor that should
only exist if the MySQL server is running and if the server is configured to
supports socket-type connections. Most of the default
