RES: How to use mysql.

[Derek Atkins]

GOODSYSTEMS <goodsystems at gs11011.com> writes:

> Just for reference, and to resolve the issue for the curious.
>
> "127.0.0.1" IS "localhost". "localhost" is just an alias for
> it. "127.0.0.1" is also known as a 'loopback address'. The loopback
> concept means that something can be seen as a not-immediately-local
> object over a network, where the network facilities are part of the
> access chain. As used here, it's a way to standardize a reference,
> instead of worrying over having to code up things to deal with truly
> local' objects *and* not-local ones.
>
> 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?

> jhc

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-derek

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