[Lazarus] TMysql57Connection won't connect to localhost

I am running lazarus 1.8.2 on linux mnt 17.2. I am trying to access a mysql database that was installed with Bitnami. - Server: Localhost via UNIX socket - Server type: MySQL - Server connection: SSL is not being used [image: Documentation]

Re: [Lazarus] TMysql57Connection won't connect to localhost

What is the error you are getting ? If you want to connect through unix socket, you should leave hostname empty. If you set it to localhost, TCP/IP will be used. Michael. On Mon, 28 May 2018, Larry Dalton via Lazarus wrote: I am running lazarus 1.8.2 on linux mnt 17.2. I am trying to access