MySQL is running without a socket file

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I've installed MySQL to my MacOSX 10.7.3.

It looks like MySQL is running:

Radeks-MacBook-Pro:htdocs radeksimko$ mysql5
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mysql>

I need to be able to access MySQL from PHP, so I tried to run sample file:

<?php
mysql_connect( "localhost", "user", "pass" );

but I've got this:

Warning: mysql_connect(): [2002] No such file or directory (trying to connect via unix:///var/mysql/mysql.sock) in /usr/htdocs/index.php on line 4

I would set the mysql.default_socket in php.ini, but I'm really unable to find the socket file anywhere...

Where it should be placed/how could I find it? This found nothing:

Radeks-MacBook-Pro:~ radeksimko$ sudo find / -name mysql.sock 2>/dev/null

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 28 '12 at 07:27

Try to replace the first parameter from "localhost" to "127.0.0.1". May be it will be help, I really don't know OSX.

(the mysql_connect() uses the mysql C library, and as I know that accepts both format: 127.0.0.1 and localhost - but when you use localhost, library uses the socket file, IP address uses TCP socket.)

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Feb 28 '12 at 07:16

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