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CakePHP on OSX: Problem using Bake.php script
If you are getting the following errors while trying to bake something on osx 10.4:
"Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through
socket '/var/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) in
/Library/WebServer/Documents/development/bakery/cake/libs/model/dbo/dbo_mysql.php
on line 117"try doing the following:
sudo ln -s /tmp /var/mysql
Or you could follow the instruction given by Apple: Mac OS X Server 10.4: Issues connecting PHP to MySQL
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Tried that, but it didn’t remove the issue for me
I’m using 1.2.0.5146alpha version with MAMP. CakePHP is able to connect to the database otherwise.
I have edited the /etc/my.cnf file as follows:
[mysqld]
socket=/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock
That solved the baking issues with the stable version of cake. Can’t figure out what the problem is with 1.2. though…
Hi Junior Baker,
Thanks for giving the fix for others that use the MAMP install….
The fix I provided was only for the stand-alone MySQL installations.
I had the same problem. Thanks for the post!
A temporary dirty fix for MAMP and the latest SVN build:
sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock
Hi.
Another (better) solution (assuming you are in scripts directory of a Cake):
* for php5
$ ../../../../bin/php5/bin/php bake.php
* for php4
../../../../bin/php4/bin/php bake.php
Works perfectly.
Hi all,
the problem is that cake uses php as command interpreter, therefore if you call “php” from the console you will use the default /bin/php
Because I have MAMP, the solution was to set the path to use the php interpreter provided:
you just have to “reverse” the path order:
export PATH=/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/bin:$PATH
Thanks thomas
Thanks TM!!
If yopu are using xampp rather than mamp (or the Apple webserver), the only required change is
export PATH=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin:$PATH
If you place that line in your .profile, you will always call php scripts (like cake) using the xampp php installation instead of the Apple one.