Correction!
Look for the line socket in the [mysqld] section!
EG
Hi!
Check your my.cnf file for the line :
socket = <path to sock>
Then change the path to /tmp/mysql.sock or create a symbolic link
/tmp/mysql.sock to the path that was inthere.
Restart mysql and that should get you going.
EG
>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Peyerl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mysql" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 12:30 PM
Subject: New Problem with LAMP
>
> Hi there
>
> The database is now running, i've created my tables and put the data
> inside. This is fine.
> Next step is to create a PHP-Website which communicates with the
> database, but i am not able to connect over my apache (this is what it
> seems to me).
>
> to log into the database I use
> > mysql -p dkv
> (password is ppp
> user is dcp)
>
> anything is ok.
>
>
> my php-script looks like this:
>
> <?php
> $host = "localhost";
> $user = "dcp";
> $pass = "ppp";
> $conex = mysql_connect($host, $user, $pass);
> if($conex)
> {
> echo "Connection established.<br>\n";
> mysql_close();
> }
> else
> {
> echo "No Connection<br>";
> echo mysql_errno() . ":" . mysql_error . "<br>";
> }
> ?>
>
> If I put this into a file on the server and access it with my browser,
> I get this error:
>
> Warning: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) in /eshop/apache/share/htdocs/sql/ connect.php on
> line 5
> Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
> in /eshop/apache/ share/htdocs/sql/connect.php on line 5
> No Connection
> 2002:mysql_error
>
> What am I doing wrong? Could it be, that i don't have the necessary
> modules loaded into my apache? I am new to this, please be kind with me
> :-))))
>
> Thanks in advance
> dcp
>
>
>
>
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