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Switching from XAMPP to local Apache2/php(5.5.31)/mysql(5.0.11) install on my mac. Everything is installed. When I try to install Zencart the Connection to Database failed error comes on. I double checked everything...the login pass hostname created database. What else could cause this problem?
Also wanted to mention that I am able to connect to the MySQL Database via command line.
phpmyadmin also connects.
The issue was that the server mysql.socket was not being located. OS X was looking for it in /var and apache in /tmp. Problem solved.
Are you using the MAMP distribution for your MAC??
Congrats!