Re: php cli and mysql

# lists@blazestudios.com / 2006-11-14 18:56:01 -0500: > Roman Neuhauser wrote: > ># cajbecu@gmail.com / 2006-11-14 20:17:16 +0200: > > > >>On 11/14/06, James Tu <jtu@esidesign.com> wrote: > >> > >>>I'm running a php script from the command line (I'm on OS X) and I'm > >>>getting ... > >>> > >>>Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through > >>>socket '/var/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) > >>> > >>touch /var/mysql/mysql.sock > >>chmod 777 /var/mysql/mysql.sock > > > > How could that possibly help? > > > Because if the mysql.sock file is missing the mysql server won't start. > If the mysql server isn't running the PHP script won't work. So I think > it helps a lot. He didn't have trouble running the mysql server (in fact the original message said the same script worked when run from apache). So even if the file was there mysql wouldn't listen on it. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991