You also need *both* the MySQL server *and* the MySQL Client installed on the server. Otherwise, client applications will not be able to actually connect to the MySQL server. -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Embrey [mailto:bembrey@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 3:35 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: MySQL problem Michael, Did you verify you have mysql and mysql-server rpms loaded using the rpm -q mysql and rpm -q mysql-server? Additionally if they are loaded did you set the server to autostart? Check to see if they are running using a ps ax|grep mysql? Bruce -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Sullivan Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:44 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: MySQL problem I recently set up an email server on one of the machines on my network and was attempting to set up a webmail client (it's the same machine that the web server is on.). I downloaded the Popper webmail client, and it said that I would need MySQL installed. I downloaded the binary from www.mysql.com and followed the install instructions, but when I tried to run mysql it gave me an error. I tried running mysql on another machine (which has RH9 complete install on it) and I got the same error. I've pasted the error below. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanx! This is the error: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) I've checked that location on the server PC and there is no file at that location. It's not on the RH9 complete install PC either... -Michael Sullivan- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list