Re: [mv] Newbie problem, please help

[Ken Berland <ken@hero.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from Ken Berland <ken@hero.com>     ******

The default mysql socket is 3306.

try dbi:mysql:minivend:localhost:3306


On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Roger Arnold wrote:

> ******    message to minivend-users from Roger Arnold <rbarnold@a-dream.com.au>     ******
> 
> Roger Arnold wrote:
> 
> I have been trying (with NO success) to get MiniVend to connect and use
> MySQL as a database, but MiniVend just keeps coming back with can't
> connect with local MySQL server, when I try and re-start MiniVend.
> 
> The actual error is:
> 
> Configuring catalog webways...webways config error: businesses: Can't
> connect to local MySQL server through socket '
> /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)
> 
> webways: error in configuration. Skipping.
> webways: config error. Skipping.
> 
> The line in the catalog.cfg reads:
> 
> Database        businesses    businesses.asc
> dbi:mysql:minivend:localhost:3333
> 
> I have set up the table "businesses" in the database "minivend" and
> performed various commands, getting correct answers.
> Also I can't see a file called "mysql.sock" in the directory
> /var/lib/mysql/ but there is a file allmost identical called
> "=mysql.sock" with zero size?
> 
> Please, please, please help ASAP
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Roger
> 
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