[Digikam-users] Re: Database on Mysql on localhost.

Gilles Caulier caulier.gilles at gmail.com
Mon May 16 07:37:16 BST 2011


I can only said that a lots of problem with Mysql support have been
fixed in current implementation from git master (next 2.0.0-beta6), by
Francesco...

i can only recommend to compile and test this version on your
computer, if you want to use MySql in production...

Gilles Caulier

2011/5/16 upscope <upscope at nwi.net>:
> digikam-1.9.0-77.26.x86_64
>
> digikam-lang-1.9.0-77.26.noarch
>
> digikam-debuginfo-1.9.0-77.26.x86_64
>
> See Signature for rest of Hardware/Software configuration.
>
> I cannot connect to the MySQL database I have installed on local-host.
>
> When I first start digikam I get an error. After checking configuration, and
> clicking test connection I get the following error:
>
> <Code>
>
> -------------
>
> Database connection test was not successful.
>
> Error was: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/home/finemanruss/.kde4/share/apps/digikam/db_misc/mysql.socket' (2) MYSQL:
> Unable to connect
>
> </Code>
>
> -------------
>
> <Code>
>
> -------------
>
> Internal Server: unchecked
>
> Database Settings are:
>
> Type: MySQL
>
> Host Name: local-host
>
> Port: 3306
>
> Schema Name: digikam
>
> Thumbnails: digikam
>
> user: xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Password: xxxxxxxxxx
>
> where xxxxxxxx is actual user name and password for MySQL server.
>
> Database Connection options:
> UNIX_SOCKET=/home/finemanruss/.kde4/share/apps/digikam/db_misc/MySQL.socket
>
> <Code>
>
> ----------------
>
> Questions:
>
> 1) If I check the above folder, there is no MySQL.socket in the location
> shown. Should the install put a MySQL socket there?
>
> (Not Amarok puts one in there location).
>
> 2) Is the port correct? Its the one Amarok and KMyMoney use successfully.
>
> If I check Internal Sever on the database configuration screen in digikam,
> it connect to it a local database and works fine.
>
> I've looked at the Digikam website and searched for information on
> configuring the database but found very little.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Russ
>
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> (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-270.41.06,
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