[TYPO3] Typo3 and connection to mysql on non standard port

[Robert von Hackwitz]

On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 18:09 +0200, Marco Antonioli wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a mysql version 4.1 installed on port 3306 (linux OS).
> For testing poupose I have installed mysql 5.0 on the same machine but 
> on port 3307 (and a different sock location), and this works fine.
> 
> Now I want to configure a Typo3 with a 4.1.2 version site (all sites on 
> that machine uses typo 4.1.1) to use mysql 5 db.
> 
> (User used to connect have right permission on db. The db is created 
> empty manually)
> 
> With the Install tool (and so in localconf.php) I have:
> 
> $typo_db_host='localhost:3307' //but doesn't works
> 
> I tried also mysql sock connection
> 
> $typo_db_host='localhost:/path/to/mysql.sock' //but doesn't works
> 
> Has anyone experience with nonstandard port connection on Typo3?
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance
> 
> Marco

Hi Marco,

try: $typo_db_host = '127.0.0.1:3307';

When you set "localhost" or "localhost:port" php always tries to connect
to a local socket, so $typo_db_host='localhost:3307' doesn't affects
mysql connection.
(http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php)
Bye
--
Robert von Hackwitz
robertvonhackwitz at gmail.com