CakePHP: No such file or directory (trying to connect via unix:///var/mysql/mysql.sock)

Question

I have had a cakephp app running fine on my local machine (mac osx) for a while and then suddently I realise that I can\'t connect to mysql.sock.

I\'m getting this

Answer 1

If you are having problem with CakePHP 2.0, try this:

sudo mkdir /var/mysql
sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock

Answer 2

Try passing an absolute path the the mysql.sock file in the APP/config/database.php

<?php
    class DATABASE_CONFIG {
        var $default = array(
            'driver' => 'mysql',
            'persistent' => false,
            'host' => 'localhost',
            'login' => 'dbUser',
            'password' => 'dbPassword',
            'database' => 'dbName',
            'prefix' => '',
            'port' => '/path/to/mysql.sock'
        );
    }

This is better than running via an ip for local connection as the socket connection is much, much faster.

Answer 3

In phpcake 2.0 use 'unix_socket' instead of port

<?php
    class DATABASE_CONFIG {
        var $default = array(
            'datasource' => 'Database/Mysql',
            'persistent' => false,
            'host' => 'localhost',
            'login' => 'dbUser',
            'password' => 'dbPassword',
            'database' => 'dbName',
            'prefix' => '',
            'unix_socket' => '/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/mysql.sock', //Path for mac XAMPP
        );
    }