You could either ln -vs /tmp/mysql.sock /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock Or you could edit you /etc/my.cnf and add the following:
[client] socket=/tmp/mysql.sock [mysqld] socket=/tmp/mysql.sock (or both) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Reuben D. Budiardja > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 3:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PHP can't connect to MySQL on localhost > > > On Friday 28 March 2003 05:31 pm, Ed Wilts wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 05:18:36PM -0500, Reuben D. Budiardja wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I have PHP that I compiled from source (PHP-4.3.0) with > mysql support > > > (./configure --with-mysql). > > > > > > I installed mysql from Redhat RPM (Redhat 7.3), and then > start the mysql > > > daemon by: > > > $> /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start > > > > > > Connecting to mysql using the console is fine. But when > trying it with > > > php, I got: > > > > > > Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) > > > in /usr/local/apache/htdocs/ambs/inc/rb_mysql_class.inc on line 10 > > > > Did you install the php-mysql rpm? > > The php was compiled from source, so I didn't use the RPM. I > found out that > redhat mysql rpm set the socket in /var/lib/mysql/ instead of > /tmp/mysql.sock, which I guess is the default. > > That's the thing that I often find out about Redhat RPM... > sometimes it just > uses it's own "config" that can be a bit confusing if I > combine with stuff I > compile myself.... oh well... > > RDB > -- > ------------------------------------------------- > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign against HTML > \ / email and proprietary format > X attachments. > / \ > ------------------------------------------------- > Have you been used by Microsoft today? > Choose your life. Choose freedom. > Choose LINUX. > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
