can't access mySQL- recurring problem

[whitebuffalo]

I have had this occur four times now.  when i go to access my gallery, i get the following error:

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

i contacted my hosting company and they said it was due to an htaccess file issue.

i never put an htaccess file in place, so i assume it was created by the install of coppermine.  so, i remove it, but then a few weeks later: same thing.  remove it again and a week later: same thing.

can i delete the htaccess file entirely?  and what could cause this to keep recurring?

any help is appreciated.

[Nibbler]

Coppermine does not come with an .htaccess file. Make sure you are running the latest version of Coppermine.

[whitebuffalo]

i am running 1.4.18

[François Keller]

i am running 1.4.18

latest version on today is 1.4.25, so update ASP

[whitebuffalo]

updated.  lets hope that does the trick

[phill104]

It sounds like some script on your hosting is creating a .htaccess file automatically. I used to get this with the now defunct Lycos. The only way round it with them was for me to create a .htaccess file of my own containing very little.

[Joe Carver]

Perhaps this is a bit late, but for what it us worth......

i never put an htaccess file in place, so i assume it was created by the install of coppermine.  so, i remove it, but then a few weeks later: same thing.  remove it again and a week later: same thing.

Since this does not appear to be a new installation, then......

Coppermine itself doesn't come with a .htaccess file, so if neither you nor your webhost have created a particular .htaccess file, it probably is the payload of a hacking attempt, so try to delete it (keep a backup!) and see what happens then.

But without a link and more history, it is difficult to be certain.

@ whitebuffalo - if you see this again, then check the whole thread referenced here:
Yikes, I've been hacked! Now what?

[phill104]

Good point.