Hi,
As far as I know you can make MySQL listen for Unix Socket connection
(as well as TCP/IP connection). As to how much more secure Unix socket
is to TCP/IP I really can't tell you. But again AFAIK, to connect to
Unix socket you have to be on the same machine as MySQL server. So
your Apps would have to be running on the same box as MySQL.
Check the manual under Configuration and Installation section on Howto
set Unix socket up.
HTH
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew L. Matthews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 9:41 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Keeping MySQL from listening to ports to connections
>
>
> Hello. I'm designing a MySQL server, but I want all
> connections to MySQL to
> be made by a server app. In other words, users communicate
> with the app
> through a port, and the app communicates with MySQL. The
> whole point of
> trying to do this is to keep MySQL from listening for
> connections on a port,
> and thereby eliminate a potential denial of service attack.
> Is there any
> way to set up MySQL so it communicates through some channel
> other than a
> port? Is there any way to keep MySQL from effectively listening for
> connections on any ports, other than setting up a firewall?
>
>
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