Tickets :: Comment on [#9738] Fatal error using localhost MySQL with port number

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Comment	> For now, I've removed the exception. > > I tend to convert "localhost" to "127.0.0.1" automatically, because > this is probably what most users intended, and the magic behavior of > MySQL to use sockets if the host is "localhost" already caused many > WTF moments for administrators. > OTOH many admins and developers might already be aware of this > behavior and could be using "localhost" intentionally.
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