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== Command line ==

== Command line ==

For your convenience, aliases have been added :  mysql55, mysqlshow55, mysqladmin55, mysqldump55, mysqlimport55 and mysqlbinlog55

For your convenience, aliases have been added :  mysql55, mysqlshow55, mysqladmin55, mysqldump55, mysqlimport55 and mysqlbinlog55

  mysql55 wordpress

  mysql55 wordpress

will connect you to database wordpress in  mysql55 server, and let you with the mysql prompt to work.

However the full command line to access, per instance to mysql55 server with the mysql client against its version would be :

 

If you need to work with this version of MySql on the command line you will have to specify the right socket.

If you need to work with this version of MySql on the command line you will have to specify the right socket.

By default mysql55 uses a socket for connections.

By default mysql55 uses a socket for connections.

Depending on your application syntax the socket can be found at like this (localhost can be replaced with 127.0.0.1 if needed):

PHP applications that are aware of sockets are few, and most typically try to connect to a port. You will have to craft a way to define the one you want to use for your particular app. Some let you put it in a variable, some will just need you to add it after the hostname or ip (localhost:3309), some will just assume 3306 and just ignore anything else.

* localhost:/var/lib/mysql/mysql55.sock

* localhost:/var/lib/mysql/mysql55.sock