[techtalk] mysql install on RH 6.1

[Erb, Maria]

Hi all,

I installed a mysql tarball on RH 6.1 and tried to connect to the mysql
server but got a "can't connect to mysql server through socket
/tmp/mysql.sock"  .  If I install mysql with the rpm files and try to
connect to the server I get a "can't connect to mysql server through socket
/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock".  My question is this: when are these .sock files
created and is there anything particular to RH 6.1 that is causing the .sock
files not to be created?

thanks for any help,
Maria  

Maria B. Erb
Web Developer
Keene State College
603-358-2340

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