Which socket for mysql, mysqli, mysqlnd?

[Murray Eisenberg]

My native-install (i.e., not MacPorts) MySQL file my.cnf specifies "socket = /tmp/mysql.sock".

I installed MacPorts php56 with variant +mysqlnd. 

Is there then any particular reason to change the MacPorts php56 file php.ini (in /opt/local/etc/php56) so that 
mysql.default_socket, mysqli.default_socket and pdo_mysql.default_socket all use /opt/local/var/run/mysql56/mysqld.sock rather than /tmp/mysql.sock?


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