Have you tried one of the newer Mysql JDBC or ODBC drivers? http://www.mysql.com/products/connector/j/ http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/odbc/
Also check to see if Mysql is actually running on port 3306. Dave On Feb 2, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Adkins, Randy wrote: > Does anyone have problems running MySQL 5 with CFMX 7? > > I have CMFX 7 and MySQL 4.1 but now the ODBC connections > bomb out for the following error: > > Connection verification failed for data source: DEV_THISSITE > java.sql.SQLException: Communication failure during handshake. Is > there > a server running on localhost:3306? > The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException: Communication failure > during handshake. Is there a server running on localhost:3306? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231148 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
