On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 02:25:15PM +1000, Peter Likidis wrote:
>
> I hope this hasn't been asked before but I have asked in multiple
> NGs etc and no one seems to know how to answer it.
>
> I have gone through the instructions on setting up MYSQL on the
> server (MacOS X). The problem is there is no socket. I have no idea
> what I did wrong. I cannot find a socket file anywhere so I'm
> assuming one was never created.
>
> I have set the /tmp directory for writing so it can be created. But
> alas still doesn't help.
>
> So how do I create /tmp/mysqld.sock???
Is the MySQL server running? It will create the socket when it
starts. If it IS running, it may have created it in a place you're not
expecting to find it.
You way want to run a `find' and figure out where it's at, then.
Jeremy
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