Used to define the database socket in the case which database is on the same host as the web server running Movable Type but the database and Perl's UNIX sockets are different.

Advanced and typically only used in larger installations.

Examples

For the database socket "/path/to/mysql.sock":

DBSocket /path/to/mysql.sock

Related

Database config directives:

• ObjectDriver
• Database
• DBUser
• DBPassword
• DBHost
• DBSocket
• DBPort

For instructions on how to configure Movable Type for your database environment, see Installing Movable Type.