<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><font face="sans-serif">The error I am getting is simply "server connect failed." I am getting the same after I removed localhost from hostname.</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Michael Van Canneyt via Lazarus <lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org> </div><div>Date: 5/29/18 01:57 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Larry Dalton via Lazarus <lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org> </div><div>Cc: Michael Van Canneyt <michael@freepascal.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Lazarus] TMysql57Connection won't connect to localhost </div><div><br></div></div><br>What is the error you are getting ?<br><br>If you want to connect through unix socket, you should leave hostname empty.<br>If you set it to localhost, TCP/IP will be used.<br><br>Michael.<br><br>On Mon, 28 May 2018, Larry Dalton via Lazarus wrote:<br><br>> I am running lazarus 1.8.2 on linux mnt 17.2.<br>> I am trying to access a mysql database that was installed with Bitnami.<br>><br>> - Server: Localhost via UNIX socket<br>> - Server type: MySQL<br>> - Server connection: SSL is not being used [image: Documentation]<br>> <http://127.0.0.1:8080/phpmyadmin/doc/html/setup.html#ssl><br>> - Server version: 5.7.22 - MySQL Community Server (GPL)<br>> - Server: Server: localhost:3307<br>> <http://127.0.0.1:8080/phpmyadmin/index.php><br>> - Protocol version: 10<br>> - User: root@localhost<br>> - Server charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)<br>><br>><br>> - Apache<br>> - Database client version: libmysql - mysqlnd 5.0.12-dev - 20150407 -<br>> $Id: 38fea24f2847fa7519001be390c98ae0acafe387 $<br>> - PHP extension: mysqli[image: Documentation]<br>> <http://127.0.0.1:8080/phpmyadmin/url.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.php.net%2Fmanual%2Fen%2Fbook.mysqli.php><br>> curl[image: Documentation]<br>> <http://127.0.0.1:8080/phpmyadmin/url.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.php.net%2Fmanual%2Fen%2Fbook.curl.php><br>> mbstring[image: Documentation]<br>> <http://127.0.0.1:8080/phpmyadmin/url.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.php.net%2Fmanual%2Fen%2Fbook.mbstring.php><br>> - PHP version: 7.1.17<br>><br>><br>> - Phpmyadmin Version information: 4.8.0.1, latest stable version: 4.8.1<br>> <https://www.phpmyadmin.net/files/4.8.1/><br>> - Web Address http://127.0.0.1:8080/phpmyadmin/<br>><br>><br>> I am using localhost as hostname on Tmysql57Connection.<br>><br>> I cannot connect the Tmysql57Connection to localhost.<br>> Help?<br>><br>-- <br>_______________________________________________<br>Lazarus mailing list<br>Lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org<br>https://lists.lazarus-ide.org/listinfo/lazarus<br></body></html>