On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 09:20 +0200, Patrick Ben Koetter wrote: > sql_hostnames: localhost > > > If you use localhost the mysql client will attemt a TCP connection. If you > use 127.0.0.1 it will try to connect using a UNIX domain socket. At least > that's what I have been told... I believe it's the other way around. If I read the MySQL API documentation [0,1] correctly, the string "localhost" or a NULL value will use a socket on Unix systems, while an IP address or any other DNS name will use a TCP/IP connection. [0] http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/mysql-real-connect.html [1] http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-real-connect.html Those docs could be clearer, though... Cheers, -- Fabian Fagerholm <fabbe@xxxxxxxxx>
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