Re: not able to connect to mysql

HP wrote: 
Hi All

this is my code:

$db = DBI->connect($dbpath, $dbuser , $dbpass) || die "cannot connect
to database".$DBI::errstr;

i am trying to connect to mysql database.when i am running as  perl
-cgi script on command line its working fine.
but when i am running it through browser its giving me this error .

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'

do anyone know the reason?




Probably a permissions issue. You missed the all important number off the end of that error message.



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