> The "mysql socket" you mention on the first line *is* the port. The port
> is the only way MySQL accepts connections, and that's how most things
> work on a Linux box. Therefore it *must* be open as someone replied.
No, that is _not_ correct.
There is two totally different terms here:
1. TCP/IP port....
2. Unix socket...
You can setup MySQL to not allow TCP/IP connections, and thus only allow
local connections using Unix sockets.
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