mysql connect failure

[Paul Lautman]

I have 2 scripts that both start with:
<?php
// Database Connection
include 'connect.php';

One of them is fine, but the other gives the error:

Warning: mysql_connect() : Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)

Since the same file is being included both times, I can't see why it should
fail in one case.

Any ideas anyone?

TIA
Regards
Paul

[Tim Roberts]

Re: mysql connect failure

"Paul Lautman" <paul.lautman@b tinternet.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I have 2 scripts that both start with:
><?php
>// Database Connection
>include 'connect.php';
>
>One of them is fine, but the other gives the error:
>
>Warning: mysql_connect() : Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
>'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)
>
>Since the same file is being included both times, I can't see why it should
>fail in one case.
>
>Any ideas anyone?[/color]

Two different scripts on one machine, or one script on two different
machines? If it is the latter, then one machine isn't running MySQL
locally.

If the former, are these both running as CGI or within Apache?
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- Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.