How do I tell DBD::mysql where mysql.sock is?

Question

Using DBD::mysql with DBI, I am getting the following error when attempting to connect to the database.

DBI connect(\'database=mydb:host=localhost\',\'someuser\'         


        

Answer 1

You can specify the location of the socket in the connect method

my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=dbname;host=localhost;mysql_socket=/path/to/mysql.sock","someuser","somepassword", {'RaiseError' => 1});

For further information please have a look at the docs here

Answer 2

$dbh=DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=dbname;mysql_socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock;user=username;password=password");

You don't need to specify host since you're connecting to a socket file.