Error #2002 Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

Question

I\'m running MAMP.
It has been working fine up until yesterday. I haven\'t been able to find anything that helps so far. But here is my problem:

As the title

Answer 1

If you'd rather avoid changing ports through MAMP or options in my.cnf file, it might be useful to try forcing a TCP connection via the following on the command line:

/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 8889 -u root

Remembering to set the port is important if it's anything other than the mysql default of 3306.

The -P parameter allows you to set the port.

MAMP's default port is 8889, but you can verify what yours is set to easily via the MAMP WebStart page while MAMP is running:

http://localhost:8888/MAMP/

It'll look similar to this: