1. Correct on all points, I just wasn't aware of it. Now connecting ok. Doing
everything locally, at least for now.
2. It seems I can use , localhost or 127.0.0.1 with equal success.
3. Yes, I did, and received similar and varied help, all of which helped me to
understand what's going on (or
Warning - beginner :-) I'm new at Linux, php and mysql, so please go slowly.
I have a test database with a couple of tables, etc., that I can connect to
and run simple queries against, etc., all from the command line. I do most
things as root, probably because I didn't set it up right and
1. The default user table sets up root with no password. Leave out the password and
it will probably connect OK. You really need to fix the user table, but as long as
the system isn't accessible from outside, you can get by.
2. You don't need to use host, in this case 127.0.0.1, when
