Getting this MYSQL Error - Please Help.

Question

I'm getting this error on my Q2A Forum - 

Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) in/home/speakors/public_html/forums/qa-include/qa-db.php on line 66

Please help

Answer 1

Check in the file qa-config.php the value you have set to the variable : QA_MYSQL_HOSTNAME

If your MYSQL is installed on the same server of your webserver, do not use "localhost" but "127.0.0.1" (or the IP address or name of the local server).

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