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List:       macports-users
Subject:    Re: Misbehaving mysql57-server
From:       Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign () macports ! org>
Date:       2020-03-30 1:44:38
Message-ID: 615BA9EA-3C23-4BBD-8884-14B5377F4888 () macports ! org
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On Mar 27, 2020, at 10:37, John Chung wrote:

> Normally the socket file is created under /tmp/
> edit /opt/local/etc/mysql57/my.cnf and do the following:
> 
> Change:
> 
> > > socket   = /opt/local/var/run/mysql57/mysqld.sock
> 
> to
> 
> > > socket   = /tmp/mysqld.sock


My understanding is that placing the mysql socket in /tmp is insecure, which is why \
that has not been what MacPorts does for many, many years, and why the above change \
should not be made.


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