Importing Bugzilla data when it uses a Unix socket rather than a TCP Port

[Paul Hands]

Subject says most of it...

It looks like our Bugzilla set up uses a Unix socket (/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock) rather than a tcp port, so the importer doesn't even start. Is there a workaround?

[Yilin · Accepted solution]

You can probably temporary switch the mode to the TCP connection during the importing procedure :

http://www.chriswpage.com/2010/04/mysql-force-localhost-to-use-tcp-instead-of-unix-socket-file

as importer plugin currently not supported for the Unix socket connection.

[Paul Hands]

Yilin,

I switched it as suggested, and the import worked just fine!

Thank you.

Paul