Re: MySQL Error. Please Help!

I ended up having to make a symbolic link from /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock to /tmp/mysql.sock. I am not sure of the security implications of this though so if anyone has any input on that it would be great. It works though if you just need a quick fix. - Jamie ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Huggins" <huggins@tls2000.com> To: "Nicolas Raitman" <new_world@radar.com.ar>; "db php" <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] MySQL Error. Please Help! > Hmmm, seems I remember MySQL using /tmp/mysql.sock rather than > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. I am sure this is adjustable and is probably > just fine on your system, but you had better have a look. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nicolas Raitman [mailto:new_world@radar.com.ar] > > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 9:03 PM > > To: db php > > Subject: [PHP-DB] MySQL Error. Please Help! > > > > > > Hi to all ! I have the following mistake when I attempt to > > connect to mysql. > > I do the > > following: > > > > $host = "localhost"; > > $user = "php"; > > $pass = "php"; > > $con = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass); > > > > when I try to wacth the results on netscape I get the follwing message: > > > > Mysql Connection Failed. Cannot connect to local Mysql server > > trough socket > > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > > > As I recently installed mysql I thought that it could be a problem of not > > having the php user enabled, so I created a user php with password php and > > host localhost in the user table, is that ok? If not, how can I > > do to create > > a user to access certain databases?? > > > > Thanks a lot, > > Nicolas > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >