RES: How to use mysql.

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed Feb 1 11:02:36 EST 2012


Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <hugo at osvaldobarrera.com.ar> writes:

>>> Why it would be necessary to use the formal notation instead of the
>>> alias will remain a mystery.
>> 
>> It could be a Unix-domain v. IP domain socket issue?  Perhaps SELinux
>> was blocking access to the Unix Domain socket?
>
> Nope. I'm not running SELinux. :)
>
> It shouldn't use unix-domains anyway, since I'm filling this in in a
> field called "host", one would asume a connection is made through the
> network to said host (I belive MySQL doesn't listen to a unix domain
> socket, though I might be wrong).

The fact that it is labeled "host" is irrelevant, and you're making an
incorrect assumption.  The MySQL libraries special case "localhost" and
try to use the Unix Domain sockets, whereas 127.0.0.1 will use IPv4.

>>> jhc
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-derek

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