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Muideen

03-21-2009 12:51 PM

Please how can i ocated the socket (.sock) file of Mysql in fedora 9

While installing VtigerCRM, I was asked to provide the location of the socket file of MySQL running on my pc. I have searched virtually everywhere on my pc and I just can't locate it. Will somebody help me please, its urgent.

bathory

03-21-2009 01:31 PM

First you must make sure that mysqld is running

Code:

ps -ef|grep mysqld

If it's running, you can use

Code:

lsof|grep mysql.sock

to find the location of the socket file.
Other ways to find it is by examining my.cnf, or running

Code:

updatedb

locate mysql.sock

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