Re: mysql_connect problem under RedHat 8.0 ?

Hi, Monday, December 9, 2002, 2:29:35 AM, you wrote: BJC> Hello! BJC> When trying to connect to a mysql database under my linux system, I get the BJC> following error: BJC> Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket BJC> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) in /webroot/dbconnect.php on line 2 BJC> Here is a copy of the code I am using: BJC> <? BJC> $link = mysql_connect("localhos" , "username" , BJC> "password") BJC> or die("Couldn't Connect."); BJC> ?> BJC> I am currently running Apache with Mysql and PHP version 4 on Redhat 8. Any BJC> suggestions? BJC> Thank you. BJC> -- BJC> --------------------------------------------------------------- BJC> Brian J. Celenza BJC> bcelenza@mdreamworks.net BJC> ICQ: 100942424 BJC> AIM: BJCKnight If that is the location of the socket (mysql default is /tmp/mysql.sock but I don't know with RH)you could try $link = mysql_connect(":/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock" , "username" , "password") If that fails, check the permissions of the path to the socket for the apache user and that mysqld is running. -- regards, Tom