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Operating system: Windows 7
PHP version: 5.3.3
Package: MySQL related
Bug Type: Bug
Bug description:host name of localhost doesn't work any more
Description:
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When asked to specify a server in a TCP/IP environment the name 'localhost'
has always worked - it works with lots of other packages. However it is
clearly not working with the latest mysqlnd driver. We have to specify
127.0.0.1 - which to me has always been synonymous with 'localhost'.
Can we please have the option of specifying 'localhost' back?
I understand there are technical reasons for using the IP address, but this
is really hard to explain to our bosses: why the upgrade failed, why the
system was down for 3 days, and specifically why this setting was changed
to begin with - they just don't understand - I barely understand.
Two lines of code should do it:
if ($servername == 'localhost')
$servername = '127.0.0.1';
PS: I know I've written php but the C code is equally short.
Test script:
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mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', 'secret');
mysql_connect('127.0.0.1', 'root', 'secret');
Expected result:
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To be able to specify the mysql server name as 'localhost'
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Fixed in SVN:
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Fixed in SVN and need be documented:
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Fixed in release:
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Not developer issue:
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Expected behavior:
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Not enough info:
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Submitted twice:
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register_globals:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=php4
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=dst
IIS Stability:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:
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Floating point limitations:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=float
No Zend Extensions:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52516&r=mysqlcfg
