TCP on localhost....?

[Laney]

hi folks,
I have a web server with lots of users running a variety of apps using MySQL and all talking to the local MySQL server at localhost. i wana move the databases to another server without having to find and reconfigure all these applications.

I tried using an SSH tunnel to pipe port 3306 to the new server. And the pipe does work. But local applications still are trying to access the socket. i wana make the socket unavailable and force the local apps to make a TCP connection to localhost so I can tunnel it transparently to the new server.
pls advice how do I make that work?
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[Stefe]

I never saw any option to disable the socket. anyway, try changing the location of the socket to a directory CHOWN'd to mysql.mysql and CHMOD'd so no one else can access it. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --