Having just done this in the past 72 hours I can give one bit of advice.
use 'port' => '/var/mysql/mysql.sock', in your db config, where the path points to the mysql socket you wish to use. I pointed it at the default mysql install instead of the MAMP one for example. ( Which I had to symlink myself due to Leapord path issues with the MYSQL package. jsnewbie wrote: > > > Searched around and found many variations on this exact thread but > none have moved me forward at all. So I'm appealing for help as a last > gasp - hope the reiteration isn't too annoying. > Trying to install cakephp on MAMP. MAMP works. osx 10.5.4 > > var $default = array( > 'driver' => 'mysql', > 'persistent' => false, > 'host' => ':/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock', > 'login' => 'root', > 'password' => 'root', > 'database' => 'cake', > 'prefix' => '', > ); > > gives 3 errors the first > > Warning (2): mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect > to local MySQL server through socket '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/ > mysql.sock:3306' (2) [CORE/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/ > dbo_mysql.php, line 117] > > adding > 'port' => '8889', > > changes the sock: to 8889 in the error. > > switching to > 'host' => '127.0.0.1', > 'port' => '8889', > > gives > > Warning (2): mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Lost connection > to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system > error: 61 [CORE/cake/libs/model/datasources/dbo/dbo_mysql.php, line > 117] > > tried > > sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock /var/mysql/ > mysql.sock > > ln: /var/mysql/mysql.sock: File exists > > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/MAMP-installation-tp19455600p19514231.html Sent from the CakePHP mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
