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Using WordPress with a MySQL Unix Socket

Stanislav KhromovStanislav Khromov

Find the path to your MySQL Unix socket:

netstat -ln | grep "unix.*mysql"

The path should look similar to this:

/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock

Edit the DB_HOST directive in your wp-config.php and add your socket path after localhost:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock');

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Full-stack impostor syndrome sufferer & Software Engineer at Schibsted Media Group

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  • GGedde
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    GGedde GGedde

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    Unfortunately, having ‘localhost’ in did not work for me. This might be because I have networking disabled.
    Instead using “:/run/mysql/mysqld.sock” worked for me. Notice the : at the front.

    Thanks