[CentOS] mysql can't connect from localhost -strange behavior

Mon Mar 30 06:16:24 UTC 2015
Fernando Cassia <fcassia at gmail.com>

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 12:27 AM, Tim Dunphy <bluethundr at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I've been having some trouble creating a mysql user that can connect to
> the database from localhost. It's always been a straight forward thing to
> do in the past, so its time for a sanity check, if you guys don't mind.
>

Hi Tim,

You should keep in mind the security-related changes coming in MySQL 5..7,
if you ever choose to upgrade.
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-nutshell.html
http://mysqlserverteam.com/whats-new-in-mysql-5-7-so-far/

Repos
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/repo/yum/

Best,
FC