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Re^2: Connecting to mysql using DBI and a non-standard socket

by gellyfish (Monsignor)
on Jul 05, 2005 at 21:16 UTC ( [id://472607]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Connecting to mysql using DBI and a non-standard socket
in thread Connecting to mysql using DBI and a non-standard socket

The chances are that the reason that the mysqld uses that location in the first place is that the user it runs as does not have adequate permissions in /var/lib/mysql in the first place.

/J\

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Re^3: Connecting to mysql using DBI and a non-standard socket
by shiza (Hermit) on Jul 05, 2005 at 21:25 UTC
    That is true. Although, I have experienced the same situation due to the fact that Fedora(Yum) still installs MySQL 3.23. That's a different issue though. :)

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