Re: cannot Connect to local MYSQL server through socket

2004-11-24 Thread Mark Papadakis
Hello, The mysql sock file is used for Unix Domain Sockets communication. In essence, it is used for interconnection between processes running on the same system. They function just like ordinary-over-the-net sockets. They are just faster for interprocess communication. I am not sure I understan

Re: cannot Connect to local MYSQL server through socket

2004-11-24 Thread Victor Pendleton
Is the MySQL server running and you can not connect? Or are you not able to start the MySQL server? Morris, Andrew wrote: ../var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. I've been round the houses with this following the thread but I can't get past this error despite all the chmod and chown modifications, insta

re: cannot connect to local mysql server through socket

2002-09-30 Thread Egor Egorov
Lawrence, Monday, September 30, 2002, 2:47:44 PM, you wrote: LS> I am trying to set up a mail server using Postfix, Web-cyradm and mysql LS> on SusE 8. I have followed all the steps in Luc de Louw's documentation LS> so far and MySQL server is running. When I try to use the scripts that LS> came

Re: Cannot connect to local mySQL server through socket error (111)

2001-02-22 Thread Gerald L. Clark
Chuang Keng Chee wrote: > > Hi! > > Socket file specified is : /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > which on my system has a filesize of zero. I'm running a Red Hat > 7.0, Kernel 2.2.16-22smp > which I installed with MySQL (ie, MySQL wasn't installed separately from > source files.) > > I've got th