From 5c80184a1d5fff13a6b1026aebb2752b8d7aa655 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Karl Berggren <github@jjabba.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 02:53:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add support for database connection via socketPath when
 using mysql2 driver (#7839)

* Added support for database socketPath in configure file when using dbClient mysql2 (mysql or mariadb)

* refactor: mysql dbConfig to conditionally set socketPath

Updated database configuration to conditionally include socketPath from WIKI.config.

* fix: socketPath assignment typo

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Co-authored-by: Nicolas Giard <github@ngpixel.com>
---
 server/core/db.js | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/server/core/db.js b/server/core/db.js
index b729282a4..3ce2e8bfb 100644
--- a/server/core/db.js
+++ b/server/core/db.js
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ module.exports = {
           dbConfig.ssl = sslOptions
         }
 
+        // Prune host and port if socketPath is configured
+        if (WIKI.config.db.socketPath) {
+            const { host, port, ...prunedConfig} = dbConfig
+            dbConfig = prunedConfig
+            dbConfig.socketPath = WIKI.config.db.socketPath.toString()
+        }
+
         // Fix mysql boolean handling...
         dbConfig.typeCast = (field, next) => {
           if (field.type === 'TINY' && field.length === 1) {