# Error connecting to MySQL with liquibase and jdbc **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 19, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/error-connecting-to-mysql-with-liquibase-and-jdbc/1594 "2011-08-19T03:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![Guest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Guest](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/Guest)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/error-connecting-to-mysql-with-liquibase-and-jdbc/1594/1 "2011-08-19T03:26:00Z")

I have the exact same issue as this post: [http://forum.liquibase.org/topic/mac-xampp-mysql-liquibase](http://forum.liquibase.org/topic/mac-xampp-mysql-liquibase) But the solution for this has not worked for me. Skip-networking has always been commented out in my my.cnf file, but I still receive this: Liquibase Update Failed: Communications link failure There must be some MySQL configuration that is not allowing me to connect. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks ---

Never mind! Stupid mistake by me \>\_\< I really have to say though, I am very excited to use this tool. Great work! ---

**Author:** ![nvoxland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nvoxland](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/nvoxland)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/error-connecting-to-mysql-with-liquibase-and-jdbc/1594/3 "2011-08-19T03:26:00Z")

Glad you figured it out. Let us know if you have any other questions Nathan