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Old 11-20-2002, 05:25 PM   #1
Fenix
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Clean Redhat 8.0 install, starting MySQL


ok, i just switched my dual AMD 1.6ghz server over to Redhat 8.0 from XP. I got apache and php working, but i cant seem to get MySQL working. I get this error:
ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

i chekced and that file isint there, any ideas where it is? any help would be great.

Thanks,
Kevin
 
Old 11-20-2002, 06:05 PM   #2
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did you install the mysql during install?
if you did, have you made sure that the service is running?
 
Old 11-20-2002, 06:57 PM   #3
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did you install the mysql during install?
if you did, have you made sure that the service is running?
yea i did a full install, all 4gb of it. i can run commands on mysql, like login and crap, but after it is done asking for the password and tries to connect i get that error.
 
Old 11-20-2002, 07:24 PM   #4
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starting to think running mysql for windows w/ wine would be easier...
 
Old 11-20-2002, 08:54 PM   #5
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starting to think running mysql for windows w/ wine would be easier...
can't get that to work either, lol.
 
Old 11-21-2002, 05:59 AM   #6
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try typing mysqld -uroot then type mysql .. that's what works for me.
 
Old 11-26-2002, 01:46 AM   #7
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i have the same problem..
somehow when i do phpInfo()
i found out that the php does not include mysql..
 
Old 11-26-2002, 08:28 AM   #8
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did you check if your mysql.sock is in /tmp ... sometimes it's there...

try "locate mysql.sock"

if it's there, there is an option that you can set while you do mysqld xxxx /var/mysql.sock

try the help or the man page to know how to specified the socket file...

it should work, or at least, give you a good hing
 
Old 11-30-2002, 02:14 AM   #9
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Have you fix it yet?
I got attack by cinik worm now..
i am thinking to upgrade the server to redhat 8 but i need the http server with mysql to work!

Last edited by vcheah; 02-17-2003 at 12:48 AM.
 
Old 11-30-2002, 02:36 PM   #10
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I have got the same problem. As soon as Redhat 8 came out I downloaded and installed it on one of my servers. I couldn't connect from any other host then localhost/localmachine to the mysql server .. using mysql client from shell is working (only when using root/trusted connection).
I've posted the problem on the forum of the biggest Dutch tech site with more then 75.000 registered members. It seemed that a lot of other people had the same problem as me and you.

I've not been workin on the problem a lot of time I have just down grade the server ... but trying again right now.
Isn't this a known bug?
 
Old 11-30-2002, 06:03 PM   #11
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One of the solution i know could be done is not installing the httpd server and mysql ... and then do a separate installation.
But this will make a lot of problem.. I did a search on the redhat they specificly telling redhat user that the httpd server is patch with postgresql . but .. i though mysql is better then postgresql.


So how?
 
Old 12-01-2002, 12:18 AM   #12
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I've added a 'host permission' to mysql or let's call it a trusted host for the client machine where I was/am connecting from.
And you know what happend .. acccess was granted.
So I think that there is actually a bug in the MySQL that was coming with RedHat 8 distro
 
Old 12-01-2002, 12:42 AM   #13
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can u explain more clear on that?
i dont get what you mean
 
Old 12-01-2002, 03:43 AM   #14
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Ok again ..
I've inserted a new record/row into the table 'host' in the 'mysql' database. This table defines the permissions you have when you connecting from specified host.
 
Old 12-01-2002, 08:45 AM   #15
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so that will be
INSERT INTO host SET('%' ,'%','Y','Y','Y','N','N','N','N','N','N')
 
  


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