Evank6 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I want to configure my mysql socket in php to /tmp/mysql.sock, i have tried editing it in the php.ini file but i still get the same error. i am using php 4.4.1 on mac os x 1.4.5.0 if it matters. At the moment i cant post much info about it, but i will as soon as i get home from school. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evank6 Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Hey, here is the error that i get whenever i try to call my mysql database in php:[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) in /Library/WebServer/Documents/News/main.php on line 4[/quote]the path to my mysql socket is /tmp/mysql.sock not /var/mysql/mysql.sock, i have configured php.ini to say mysql.default_socket = "/tmp/mysql.sock", but it is still trying to use the socket in '/var/mysql/mysql.sock', which doesnt exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoPhage Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 [!--quoteo(post=352546:date=Mar 7 2006, 11:09 AM:name=Evank6)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Evank6 @ Mar 7 2006, 11:09 AM) [snapback]352546[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]Hey, here is the error that i get whenever i try to call my mysql database in php:the path to my mysql socket is /tmp/mysql.sock not /var/mysql/mysql.sock, i have configured php.ini to say mysql.default_socket = "/tmp/mysql.sock", but it is still trying to use the socket in '/var/mysql/mysql.sock', which doesnt exist.[/quote]Did you restart apache after updating php.ini? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evank6 Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 not only did i restart apache, i restared the computer it was running on. why i want to edit a variable in php.ini, should i change it to:[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]mysql.default_socket = "/tmp/mysql.sock"[/quote]or[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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