[Discuss] mysql problem

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

This may be old information, but it at USED TO be the case that:
- mysql could be configured to listen on a socket or listen to a IP
address and port.
- mysql, as shipped, would only respond to localhost

I would check that in the configuration.

You might also want to try "mysql -h localhost" to try to connect over
IP instead of socket.

On 11/04/2014 03:28 PM, dan moylan wrote:
> running fedora 20 on acer aspireone.  installed mysql as
> follows:
>
>   sudo yum install mysql
>   sudo yum install mysql-community-server
>   sudo mysql_install_db
>
> when i try to run it:
>
> moylan ~[1023] mysql
>
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
>
> what have i missed?
>
> tia,
> ole dan
>
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