can't connect to local mysql server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
# Start your mysql server
/etc/init.d/mysql startcan't connect to local mysql server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
# Start your mysql server
/etc/init.d/mysql startERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
# Remove mysql
sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql\*
#update repositories
sudo apt update
# Reinstall it
sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client
# Test if it runs
sudo mysql
# You can install also thes pachages. Optionnaly
sudo apt install php
#mesabo youbeyouERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.s
> ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
>
> service mysql start or service mysql startCan't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
service mysql startcan't connect to local mysql server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
# this saved my ass
# first you must perform a graceful shutdown of the server from the command line rather than powering off the server
shutdown -h now
# an additional method for getting it back up again when you run into this problem is to move mysql.sock
# to centos
mv /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock.bak
# to ubuntu
mv /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock.bak
# restart mysql
service mysqld starthow to connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
#/usr/sbin/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/my.cnf --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sockCopyright © 2021 Codeinu
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