Re: semi-newbie | php, mysql & RH Enterprise

On Sunday 02 January 2005 00:14, Evan Cooch wrote: > >You need to install the mysql-devel package. > > Hmmm...OK. Why? (just for my understanding). Again, never had this problem > with RH7.3... The same situation exists with RH7.3 (and probably most/every version of Red Hat Linux), it's just probably that you never came across it. For reference, under Red Hat, most PHP extensions that you may wish to compile will require that you install the corresponding <extension>-devel package. > I did, and saw several (many!) options related to mySQL, but wasn't sure > what to do with them. The one that seems most related to the 'socket' issue > is > > ; Default socket name for local MySQL connects. If empty, uses the > built-in ; MySQL defaults. > mysql.default_socket = > > Do I simply change this to > > mysql.default_socket=/var/lib/mysql That should point to the socket _file_ that is used by RH's implementation of MySQL. Do a locate/find mysqld.sock. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db ------------------------------------------ /* I'm also pre-POURED pre-MEDITATED and pre-RAPHAELITE!! */