Changing path to mysql socket in QGIS

Question

I would like to use Mysql in QGIS. But when I want to create a new connection to the database (Add Vector Layer), I can't connect because QGIS is looking for

/tmp/mysql.sock

But I'm using XAMPP for Mac OS X so the socket is in

/Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/

Is there a way to change the path to the mysql socket in QGIS ?

Answer 1

I'm currently solving my problem using a simple:

ln -s /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock

I know that's not a clean solution but it's the easier I found.