Re: Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #7856 Updated: PHP can't conect to mysql server

Hoi, set the permissions (and the permissions of all subdirs) to /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock to 777 and see if it works... Derick On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Javier De los Cobos wrote: > Thanks for writting, > > >1. Does simple mysql_connect("localhost", "user", "password") > >work? > No, it doesn't work. > > >2. Are you sure you have mysqld up and running? > Yes, I am > > >3. Can you connect to mysql using the mysql shell utility from command > >line? > > No, I can't. > I can connect only when log on as root. > When I log on with my user I can't connect and get the same error. > > > Could you please give any idea to resolve it? > > Thanks, > Javier. > > > > >--Jani > > > >Previous Comments: > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >[2000-11-16 21:17:56] javierdeco@hotmail.com > >I got this message trying to connect to mysql database from my php page. > >----------------------------------- > >Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server > >through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock:' (111) in > >/var/www/html/table.php on line 17 > >-------------------------------- > >The line 17 is: > > > > >>mysql_connect('localhost:3306:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock:','root','decomysql'); > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >Full Bug description available at: > >http://bugs.php.net/?id=7856 > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > http://explorer.msn.com > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >