Octavian Rasnita am Samstag, 3. Dezember 2005 19.50: > Hi, > > I have tried to install DBD::mysql under Linux manually and also using > cpan, but the "make test" command gives the error saying that it can't > connect to the server using the socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. > > I know that MySQL is not using that socket but /tmp/mysql.sock, but I don't > know how to let DBD::mysql know that. > > I have set the --testuser, --testpassword, --testdb, and even the port and > the host, but it still tries to use /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock socket. > > Now I have changed the socket in my.cnf and I was able to install > DBD::mysql, but isn't possible to specify another socket than that default > one chosen by DBD::mysql?
Surely you consulted the manual page of DBD::mysql, searched for 'mysql-socket' and tried something. What was the problem then? joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>