Socket¶

Sets the Unix socket path to use when connecting to the MariaDB/MySQL server.

This parameter applies to ommysql: MariaDB/MySQL Database Output Module.

Name:: socket
Scope:: input
Type:: word
Default:: input=none
Required?:: no
Introduced:: at least 7.x, possibly earlier

Description¶

This is the unix socket path of the MariaDB/MySQL server. When the server address is set localhost, the MariaDB/MySQL client library connects using the default unix socket specified at build time. If you run MariaDB/MySQL server and run the unix socket path differently than the default, you can set the socket path with this option.

Input usage¶

module(load="ommysql")
action(type="ommysql" server="localhost" socket="/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock" db="syslog_db" uid="user" pwd="pwd")

See also¶

See also ommysql: MariaDB/MySQL Database Output Module.

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