[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
+Version            | Git master
  Type               | Bug
  State              | Feedback
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             | Jan Schneider
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2011-05-18 16:23) wrote:

> 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.

Anybody having an opinion on this?