the mysql.sock files are created when the mysql server is started. The
daemon usually ends up in /usr/local/bin, and it's name is safe_mysqld.
If it gets stuck, or the .sock file gets deleted, just kill the process
and start it again.
On RH 6.1 with RPMS, I ran into the issue that i had to creat
Hi all,
I installed a mysql tarball on RH 6.1 and tried to connect to the mysql
server but got a "can't connect to mysql server through socket
/tmp/mysql.sock" . If I install mysql with the rpm files and try to
connect to the server I get a "can't connect to mysql server through socket
/var/lib