note 94927 added to function.mysql-connect

If you are getting an error "Can't assign requested address" you may have a problem with the mysql port. I had just moved my server to Mac OS X 10.6 and mysql_connect was giving this error. Going into the /etc/php.ini file and setting the default port number to 3306 fixed the problem. mysql.default_port = 3306 The php.ini file suggests that PHP will select the port by using the $MYSQL_TCP_PORT or the mysql-tcp entry in /etc/services, but in this case it is not so. /etc/services on my machine has 3306 listed, but it didn't get picked up. This is sort of a bug report, in that the documented feature isn't working. Please don't delete this until the community decides how to address the problem. This is one of those hair pulling exercises to get fixed. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 76.213.88.125 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/94927 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/94927 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/94927 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php