how do I allow mysql connections through selinux

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Published on 2011-02-24T20:23:16Z Indexed on 2011/02/24 23:26 UTC
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I'd like to for once leave selinux running on a server for the alleged increased security.
I usually disable selinux to get anything to work.
How do I tell selinux to allow mysql connections?
The most documentation I've found is this line from mysql.com:
If you are running under Linux and Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is enabled, make sure you have disabled SELinux protection for the mysqld process.
wow ... that's really helpful.

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