[ale] Mysql connection fail

[Alex Carver]

On 2017-09-12 16:18, DJ-Pfulio wrote:
> Dump the Oracle software and use MariaDB.
> 
> On 09/12/2017 12:24 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> OK. Found the problem. There had been an update quite some time back.
>> Once I reran mysql_secure_installation again it started working correctly.
>>
>> Maybe it's just me but I'm NOT amused that a mandatory security update
>> to mysql-server unsecured the system silently and did not mention
>> anything about needing to resecure the database access after the update.
>> It allowed localhost anonymous access and reinstated the test database.
>>
>> On Tue, 2017-09-12 at 14:01 +0000, Lightner, Jeffrey wrote:
>>>
>>> I came to office today even though we’re also closed and my home
>>> internet is working.   It’s only a couple of miles for me and it seems
>>> this part of Cobb County was spared the worst of Irma.   However,
>>> they’re still predicting flooding for Austell.
>>>

Maria would have experienced the same original problem (localhost vs
127.0.0.1) since it's the same nominal codebase.