In the last episode (Mar 14), Murad Nayal said:
> how can I force mysql interactive client (actually the client library as
> well) to use a TCP port on the local host
>
> if I do:
>
> mysql -h localhost -u user -p --port=2000
>
> I get:
>
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock'
"localhost" is a special hostname to mysql: it tells it to use the
local Unix socket. To talk to a local mysqld server through TCP, use
"127.0.0.1", or any other IP address configured on the machine. It'll
be a bit slower than using a Unix socket, though.
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Dan Nelson
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