Re: PDO_MYSQL connect fallback from localhost do /tmp/mysql.sock

Hello,

On 11/8/06, Andreas Korthaus <akorthaus@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Pierre wrote:
>
> > It is not a bug, update your php.ini
>
> As said, there is no php.ini loaded (AFAIK). There is no php.ini at the
> path phpinfo() shows.

Ah, I misread your post, so create it instead of updating it.

> > or use:
> >
> > PDO("mysql:dbname=test;unix_socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock");
>
> I know that, but what I would like to know is why PDO_MYSQL does not
> connect to the MySQL-Server using TCP/IP (localhost:3306), as I
> specified, but instead uses a socket-adress which seems to be compiled
> into the mysql library.

Use this syntax or add a valid php.ini. The mysql manual explains why
"localhost" uses socket and is not really a TCP/IP connection.

As there is no bug or mis behaviors, please consider to post further
questions in the php-db mailing list, merci :)

--Pierre