Thanks for your reply. Actually last night while I was working on it I figured out what I was doing wrong.

-Needed to install mySQL with the root account.
-Set permissions on /usr/local/mysql
-And lastly, php was looking for the mysql.sock file in /var/mysql/mysql.sock when in fact mySQL was creating it in /tmp/mysql.sock I changed the php.ini file to look in the proper location and my woes were resolved.

There’s a lot of good info on setting up mySQL here too: http://developer.apple.com/internet/opensource/osdb.html Hopefully that will help someone. Thanks again,

-Garrett

Thanks for getting in touch. It’s been a while since I needed to do this although I followed my own instructions with my new iMac last year and seemed to work ok. With regard to mysql.sock problem. I presume it’s because you have conflicting versions installed perhaps. I just installed it from the dmg file and made the appropriate connections in the code and it went fine. If you want to drop me a line via email or send me some more information then perhaps I can point you in the right direction.

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