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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I've upgraded my installation of MySQL which gave me a few problems with Perl scripts. So I upgraded the DBD-mysql module. Unfortunately the DBD-mysql insists on using /tmp/mysql.sock socket instead of the one that that MySQL is configured for.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I can configure MySQL to use that socket, or symlink it. It's just that I'd rather the socket was tucked away in /var/lib/mysql which is where it was before. I'm afraid if I symlink it in /tmp the symlink will be "tidied away" at some point.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Does anyone know any way of configuring/hacking/bullying DBD-mysql to look in the right place for the socket. The original system (RedHat) one managed it but maybe they're cleverer than me..</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Terry</FONT>
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