[Tickets #9738] Re: Fatal error using localhost MySQL with port number

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/9738
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  Ticket             | 9738
  Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
  Summary            | Fatal error using localhost MySQL with port number
  Queue              | Horde Base
  Version            | 4.0-RC1
  Type               | Bug
-State              | Unconfirmed
+State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
-Owners             |
+Owners             | Jan Schneider
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2011-03-29 12:57) wrote:

For now, I've removed the exception.

I tend to convert "localhost" to "127.0.0.1" automatically, because  
this is probably what most users intended, and the magic behavior of  
MySQL to use sockets if the host is "localhost" already caused many  
WTF moments for administrators.
OTOH many admins and developers might already be aware of this  
behavior and could be using "localhost" intentionally.