<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><font face="sans-serif">Michael, am I missing an email? The only question I found was 'what was the error message?'. Thanks, Larry</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: 5/30/18 14:50 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: larrydalton71 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>Please take a look at my reply for questions that need to be answered before<br>we can further help you.<br><br>Michael.<br><br>On Wed, 30 May 2018, larrydalton71 via Lazarus wrote:<br><br>> So what settings do I need to use?<br>><br>><br>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone<br>> -------- Original message --------From: wkitty42--- via Lazarus <lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org> Date: 5/30/18 12:59 (GMT-05:00) To: lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org Cc: wkitty42@windstream.net Subject: Re: [Lazarus] TMysql57Connection won't connect to localhost <br>> On 05/29/2018 10:52 PM, larrydalton71 via Lazarus wrote:<br>>> How does TMysql57Connection know how to connect to the server if there is no <br>>> hostname defined?<br>><br>><br>> because if there's no host name it will try using a unix socket defined for the <br>> server... that /is/ local but not localhost and not using tcp/ip networking <br>> protocols... it is another way to connect to a server running on the same machine...<br>><br>><br>> -- <br>> NOTE: No off-list assistance is given without prior approval.<br>> *Please keep mailing list traffic on the list unless*<br>> *a signed and pre-paid contract is in effect with us.*<br>> -- <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Lazarus mailing list<br>> Lazarus@lists.lazarus-ide.org<br>> https://lists.lazarus-ide.org/listinfo/lazarus</body></html>