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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
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> 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 in
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
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 install I do not see
UNIX_PORT environment variable to point to =
> the location of my socket file. Looking through my 4.1.9 install I no =
> longer see a mysql/socket directory. =20
>
> However, when I try to connect I get the error:
>
> ERROR: Error trying to establish connection: Can'
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 environment variable to point to the location of
my socket file. Looking through my 4.1.9 install I no longer see a
mysql/socket directory.
However, when I try to connect I get the
