{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"AwardSpace.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com","author_name":"Lazar Shishmanov, PhD","author_url":"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/author\/lazar\/","title":"How to Fix \u201cWarning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '\/var\/run\/mysqld\/mysqld.sock' (2)\u201d - AwardSpace.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"P2BzkyHODf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/kb\/how-to-fix-warning-mysql-connect-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-var-run-mysqld-mysqld-sock-2\/\">How to Fix \u201cWarning: mysql_connect(): Can&#8217;t connect to local MySQL server through socket &#8216;\/var\/run\/mysqld\/mysqld.sock&#8217; (2)\u201d<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awardspace.com\/kb\/how-to-fix-warning-mysql-connect-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-var-run-mysqld-mysqld-sock-2\/embed\/#?secret=P2BzkyHODf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Fix \u201cWarning: mysql_connect(): Can&#8217;t connect to local MySQL server through socket &#8216;\/var\/run\/mysqld\/mysqld.sock&#8217; (2)\u201d&#8221; &#8212; AwardSpace.com\" data-secret=\"P2BzkyHODf\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":null,"thumbnail_width":null,"thumbnail_height":null,"description":"The reason for this warning is due to the fact that you are using localhost as the hostname for your database in your script. Please note that localhost is used only when your web and database are located on the same server. On our hosting platform, the database is located on a separate server. In [&hellip;]"}