On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 15:21 -0600, Richard Shade wrote: > I had the same problem, what I did was remove all mysql packages then I > installed mysql via the FC3, CD's, then I upgraded to 4.1.7 via the > mysql rpms, then I symlink libmysql.so.14 -> libmysql.so.14 so that > php-mysql will work. Then I started mysql, ran > mysql_upgrade_grant_tables. Everything worked great. Let me know if this > helps > I tried going back to the 3.23 rpms on the cds. I got them installed and out of curiosity, I tried to enter via mysql. Well, I'm still getting : > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) So, I've got the 3.23 rpms installed and I'm no closer. I'm combing the mysql forums again to see if I can find something to help myself. There is something wrong with my system that makes it an unfriendly host for mysql. Any Ideas? --andy
