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Setting up MySQL for PHP Development on a Mac
Step 8: Setting up MySQL for PHP Development on a Mac
Complete Configuration of the MySQL Socket
To create the link to the socket file that PHP needs, from the terminal execute this command:
sudo ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock
You may again be asked for your password and as long as no error is shown then everything is okay.
PHP should now be able to access databases server by your MySQL server.
