Answers for "Error: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock"

can't connect to local mysql server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

Try to start the MySQL server:
mysql.server start

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

ln -s /private/var/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start