On Sun, 2002-02-03 at 17:45, Dave Sherman wrote: > On Sun, 2002-02-03 at 14:25, Jason Guidry wrote: > > Ok, after applying every "fix" for this i can find, i need an answer. > > > > i get the following when trying to connect to mysql > > > > Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) > > I'm trying to connect with mysqlgui because i'm a wuss FileMakerPro > > convert. I installed MySQL on Mandrake 8.1 with the rpm. I installed > > mysql-server-3.23.41-1 along with the mysql shown. > > I guess the first thing I would try is to connect using the basic > command-line client: > > [dave@sildara rezzphp]$ mysql -u root -p database_name
A-ha! i think i need to mount a mirror to the side of my monitor so I will always be able to see what the problem is. I hereby promise to check md5 sums on all of my rpm downloads _BEFORE_ posting dumb-a?? questions to the list, maybe even before I install rpms. I'm downloading MySQL again now and I'll post again when I screw up again. thanks for the help.
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