-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Sorry, I replied yesterday but just noticed that the stupid new (>v3) Thunderbird's Reply button sends emails directly (and I have to use a stupid Followup button to post to the newsgroup).
This was my posting: > is your MySQL server listening to 127.0.0.1 (or even all > interfaces)? Or are you using skip-networking so that it only > accepts connections through a unix socket? Then the `mysql` CLI > client can connect, but TYPO3 can't. Peter replied back to me: > Thanks very much for the prompt and helpful answer. That was indeed > the problem. Ill update my post on the website with some more > details in case its of help to anybody else. Kind regards Steffen - -- Steffen Gebert TYPO3 Server Administration Team Member TYPO3 .... inspiring people to share! Get involved: http://typo3.org My wish list: https://www.amazon.de/registry/wishlist/922E3JYSQ7CV/ref=cm_wl_sb_v?sort=priority On 13/11/13 17:00, peter williams wrote: > Hello. > > I'm trying to install and try out typo3 on my local mac osx lion. > I've installed apache2, php and mysql (via mac ports). All seem to > be running as should. > > I can connect to the mysql sever on the command line: > >> /opt/local/lib/mysql56/bin/mysql -u root -p > Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; > or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 7 Server version: 5.6.13 Source > distribution > > Ive unpacked the typo3 installation and entered > localhost/typo3/intropack-6.1.4/typo3/install/index.php into my > browser which then opens up the install tool with "Installing TYPO3 > 6.1" > > I enter/select: > > Driver: mysql Username: root Password: same as on the command one > client above Host: localhost > > However I get the error message: > > There is no connection to the database! (Username: root, Host: > localhost, Using Password: YES) Go to Step 1 and enter a valid > username and password! Whats wrong? Im sure the password is the > same as that which worked on the command line client. Should I be > entering something else for "Host". > > Thanks very much in advance. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJShN4gAAoJEIskG/rSlyw4OtUIAL33bXDEBT9bvGDICXYH98b9 VpJa1p90RYZ32233U7fHXa3Cu3SoiYRqNeVlpjpdzISLr2XXEbKHwFcsFIyemmtT 64CaOxT6Z5Y2zrA3rzj7duyKwr7a2Z0aV2pGsKa6uhxVCFo+DxqyoerCYgHzMdE/ gw/WbNRMMNzJBo/SyFW0AmN7vTrYA2ROHfjPf+44j9m1ocfrKLCnPvth5KBBCayk cSQTAqmdYxkDZ0+bbky+9TDrpxToyhxA+7iiXfXIdri5sJcScUx1YQ8o3SXp7g0h akIb05vBsjGKO5GksQ4lBjPV06r240haM8nc6zCXSB2wJP82YZoNuNxDWdd5fzo= =mPbF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ TYPO3-english mailing list TYPO3-english@lists.typo3.org http://lists.typo3.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/typo3-english
