On Fri, May 30, 2014, at 08:55 AM, Alastair Sherringham wrote:
I have a managed Linux server. Via the web panel, I
have created a
database and a database user. On the command line, I have to connect to
the database via a form like :
mysql -u user -S /tmp/mysql5.sock -p database
I have to use the "socket" form (-S) or it fails to connect (access
denied). See :
Regarding the problem I have setting up a new 1.22.7 installation on a
managed host where MySQL needs to be accessed via a socket (-S), I see
Jesús Martínez Novo has logged a bug yesterday :
Bug 65998 - mysqli: No way to specify the socket location
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65998
I think this is the same issue I am having and Jesús has beaten me to
logging the bug. I will add what information I have and add myself to
the Cc list.
Cheers,
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Alastair Sherringham
http://www.sherringham.net