Re: [cobalt-developers] Problem connecting MySQL to PHP

[Hendrik Runte <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I lease a cobalt RAQ4 (at a web farm) which got hacked via BIND.
> 
> The system has been rebuilt from scratch and didn't include MySQL.
> So I loaded the latest MySQL but now can't get PHP to talk to it.
> I'm running phpMyAdmin and I get the following message :
> 
> Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111)
> 
> According to the Cobalt knowledge base MySql has to be loaded first
> but the rebuilt system came with php 4.03 already loaded but no MySQL.
> 
> How do I get the php to work with the MySQL ?
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> Karl Middleton
> kmiddle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi Karl,

I cannot recall similar problems, but may I ask if you can tell that mysqld
/ safe_mysqld is running?

Can you connect to mysql by telnet?

You can go for sure by recompiling php and mysql (few steps, quite easy &
you can upgrade to version 4.04pl1). Check the cobalt list archive. There
are several great how-tos. Check this, e.g, posted on cobalt-developers on
March 21st:

From: Karl Amry
Re: [cobalt-developers] How to install php4 on a raq 3 ?

HTH,

Hendrik.