Comments on: Fix: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’

By: UbuntuBeginner

UbuntuBeginner — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:27:27 +0000

Had the same problem. Solution:
open /etc/mysql/my.cnf

Check line Bind Address. It should be 127.0.0.1 or according to your real external IP.
Simple as that.

By: Gagandeep Singh

Gagandeep Singh — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:32:06 +0000

Hi, I hope u can help me in this regard, I’m having Windows 7 installed.. I just formatted it, while opening a torrent link i’m getting this error Cannot connect to configuration database. Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2).. I don’t how to solve it,, can you please help me in step by step process. Thanks in advance..

By: Yurij real newbie

Yurij real newbie — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:52:12 +0000

Very thanks for your instructions! for me it was usefull the main thing was to look at my fuduntu init.d !!! and also i have to say that mysqld, mysqld_safe are bash scripts! many thanks! I was trying to correct problem more then 3 hours googling differnt mysql forums and your solution is clear.

By: Yurij

Yurij — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:41:27 +0000

U do all as root? not $ but #

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:19:24 +0000

/usr/bin/mysql start
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2)
[root@ser-man1 ~]# whereis mysqld.sock
mysqld:
[root@ser-man1 ~]# mysql –print-defaults
mysql would have been started with the following arguments:

[root@ser-man1 ~]#
[root@ser-man1 ~]# /etc/init.d/mysql start
bash: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory
[root@ser-man1 ~]# find / -name “mysqld”
[root@ser-man1 ~]# find / -name “mysqld”
[root@ser-man1 ~]# mysql –socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
^[[3~ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
[root@ser-man1 ~]# mysql –socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2)
[root@ser-man1 ~]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
bash: /etc/init.d/mysqld: No such file or directory
[root@ser-man1 ~]# mysql
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2)
[root@ser-man1 ~]# service mysqld restart
mysqld: unrecognized service
[root@ser-man1 ~]# service mysqld stop
mysqld: unrecognized service
[root@ser-man1 ~]#

I tried almost all given in the sites,but none of them worked for me. I have Cent OS 4.8 (Final)

I need help on this

By: clement

clement — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:23:40 +0000

thank you very much

it works

By: Prvoslav Savic

Prvoslav Savic — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:46:52 +0000

About mysql and “ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’”

stop mysql
start mysql
will do just fine…

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:27 +0000

I got mine working.

You have to also install mysql-server:
yum install mysql-server

Then restart the service:
service mysqld start

and connect.

By: Defy

Defy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:11:40 +0000

Sorry i was wrong, it doesn’t help

By: Defy

Defy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:09:20 +0000

I just write this:

apt-get purge mysql-server*

and it’s helping