On Mar 28, 10:40 pm, Kees Nuyt <k.n...@nospam.demon.nl> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:43:56 -0700 (PDT), Meglio
>
> <x.meg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >I'm trying to use the same mysqld-nt.exe file in the same /bin folder
> >to start multiple MySQL services on Windows.
>
> >* I use mysqld-nt.exe --install to install services
> >* I use different service names
> >* I use different --defaults-file parameter (where I setup different
> >port and database location)
>
> >When I run one service the second one always terminates itself.
>
> >Thanks,
> >Anton
>
> Look in the error log.
> Did you change the socket name and/or port number in
> the defaults file?
> Sockets and ports can't be shared by different
> instances of MySQL.
> --
> ( Kees
> )
> c[_] I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead. (#420)

The port and the path to the database are different. What is the
socket?