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Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/762/solve-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-tmpmysqlsock/
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket site:perlmonks.org
Canot connect to the remote mysql server through those lines
How do I specify the MySQL socket file?
Connecting to mysql using DBI and a non-standard socket
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Re^2: Connect to MySQL database (on Ubuntu Server) using Perl
by liverpaul (Acolyte) on Jul 25, 2012 at 12:58 UTC
    I am looking through these links now - hopefully one of them will help. Thanks.
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      UPDATE:

      I found a solution to the problem here:

      http://www.ghacks.net/2009/12/27/allow-remote-connections-to-your-mysql-server/

      Thanks again for the replies :-)

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