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- Unable to connect to MySQL from PHP (on Mac OS X)
When I tried to connect to MySQL from PHP, using mysql_connect, it gives me the “Can’t connect to MySQL through socket” error. And I am definitely sure, I added the user into MySQL, and had the correct password.
mysql_connect(’localhost’, ‘username’, ‘very_encrypted_password’);
The thing is, it works if I use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost, strange..
MySQL:
$ mysql –version
mysql Ver [...]
- LaTeX on Mac OS X
For those who didn’t know, I am currently completing my Honours in Bachelor of Software Engineering with Monash University. I’ll talk more about the Honours project later on.
I have been using OpenOffice 2.4 for documents writing, including my research proposal for the Honours project. It worked quite well, but I have decided to switch to [...]
- MySQL 5 on Mac OS X Leopard
Needed MySQL up and running, so I can start playing around with Rails for my Studio Project.
I have heard issues about the MySQL Package Installer, the PrefPane for one [1], but its been fixed last I heard [2]. Nevertheless, I still chose to compile MySQL by myself.
Dan Benjamin has written a very detailed guide to [...]
- Mail.app, Thunderbird
I was using Mail.app with GMail IMAP a while ago, on my MacBook. On the other hand, I had Thunderbird + IMAP setup on my Gutsy desktop.
I stopped using Mail.app and switched to Thunderbird altogether (on my MacBook), because Mail.app’s been downloading two copies of my unread mails, one from the [Gmail] -> All Mails [...]
- Current Development Environment
Monash University organised a three-days IBM Workshop for us 2 weeks ago, and I kind of get used to using Eclipse over that short period.
I have got Eclipse installed on my MacBook, its no rocket science, the installation procedures are pretty straight forward.
Plugins I am using for my Eclipse installation:Ruby Development Tools (RDT)
C/C++ Development Tools [...]
