I tried that before I started the thread. It did not work. So I downloaded and configured MAMP. When I tried this connection it said I was using the wrong socket which is /tmp/mysql.sock. Now I'm trying to change the socket to var.......etc by using text editor to reconfigure the etc/my.cnf . Which is what I had to do the first time. But I can't find the file using Textwrangler. ANy suggestions? Thanks