Commit 393c6035 authored by jcole@abel.spaceapes.com's avatar jcole@abel.spaceapes.com
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Small fixes to manual.texi.

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Docs/manual.texi

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@@ -5461,7 +5461,7 @@ shell> ln -s mysql-VERSION-OS mysql 
shell> cd mysql

shell> scripts/mysql_install_db

shell> chown -R root  /usr/local/mysql

shell> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var

shell> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/data

shell> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql

shell> chown -R root /usr/local/mysql/bin/

shell> bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &
@@ -37469,13 +37469,16 @@ default port number and socket file pathname, and the @code{--prefix} value 
should specify an installation directory different than the one under which

the existing @strong{MySQL} installation is located.













You can check the socket and port used by any currently executing













@strong{MySQL} server with this command:













You can check the socket used by any currently executing @strong{MySQL} server













with this command:





























@example















shell> mysqladmin -h hostname --port=port_number variables















@end example



























Note that if you specify ``@code{localhost}'' as a hostname, @code{mysqladmin}













will default to using Unix sockets instead of TCP/IP.



























If you have a @strong{MySQL} server running on the port you used, you will















get a list of some of the most important configurable variables in















@strong{MySQL}, including the socket name.










@@ -37526,15 +37529,16 @@ can use one of the following methods:



























@itemize @bullet















@item













Start the client with @code{--host 'hostname' --port=port_numer} or













@code{[--host localhost] --socket=file_name}.













Start the client with @code{--host 'hostname' --port=port_number} to connect













with TCP/IP, or @code{[--host localhost] --socket=file_name} to connect via













a Unix socket.





























@item













In your C or Perl programs, you can give the port and socket arguments













In your C or Perl programs, you can give the port or socket arguments















when connecting to the @strong{MySQL} server.





























@item













If your are using the @strong{MySQL} perl DBD module you can read the options













If your are using the Perl @code{DBD::mysql} module you can read the options















from the @strong{MySQL} option files.  @xref{Option files}.





























@example









@@ -37545,8 +37549,8 @@ $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password);













@item















@tindex MYSQL_UNIX_PORT environment variable















@tindex MYSQL_TCP_PORT environment variable













@tindex Environment variable, MYSQL_UNIX_PORT













@tindex Environment variable, MYSQL_TCP_PORT













@tindex environment variable, MYSQL_UNIX_PORT













@tindex environment variable, MYSQL_TCP_PORT















Set the @code{MYSQL_UNIX_PORT} and @code{MYSQL_TCP_PORT} environment variables















to point to the Unix socket and TCP/IP port before you start your clients.















If you normally use a specific socket or port, you should place commands