Quoting John Daisley <john.daisley@stripped>:
> I would say in terms of the MySQL server the interface is either a TCP/IP
> Port, a Named Pipe, shared memory or a UNIX Socket. Depending on the host
> operating system it can use any of those interfaces but each instance must
> have its own interface.
>
Just to chip in on this, an "interface" can obviosly mean a lot of
things depending on the context and I accept the above discription in
relation to MySQL. However in the text originally referenced the term
used was "network interface" which I think most Sys/DB admins etc
would understand to be a network interface in the sense the operating
system considers it, ie a physical or virtual IP network intreface at
the OS level.
With regards the MySQL requirement the original text was discussing, I
believe it is in reference to a TCP port which will normally be
sitting on an OS level "network interface" hence I think this is badly
worded in the text.
thanks Andy.
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