John that looks completely .. What happens when you try connect ?
mysql -u root -p ________________________________ John T. Chung Technical Architect +1.419.464.9637 | Office +1.419.973.9072 | Mobile Nyquest Consulting http://www.nyquest.com <http://www.nyquest.com/> > On Mar 26, 2020, at 7:42 PM, John Korchok <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > This is my second installation of MySQL 5.7. I've had more problems with this > version than any previous one. The mysql57-server port is installed. > > MySQL is running, I can run mysql -u root -p with no problem, but mysqld.sock > is not created in /opt/local/var/run/mysql57. A mysqld.sock.lock file is _is_ > created in that folder. > > That folder is owned by _mysql, permissions were set to 755, but even 777 > makes no difference. > > /opt/local/etc/mysql57/my.cnf reads: > > # Use default MacPorts settings > !include /opt/local/etc/mysql57/macports-default.cnf > > [client] > user = mysql > host = localhost > password = "blahblahblah" > port = 3306 > socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql57/mysqld.sock > > [mysqld] > log-error = /opt/local/var/log/mysql57/mysql-error.log > socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql57/mysqld.sock > > The error log just shows a normal startup, no issues. What else can I check > or configure to make this work? > > John Korchok > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon> > Virus-free. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link>
