Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket homebrew

Question

I recently tried installing MySQL with homebrew (brew install mysql) and when I try to run it I get the following error:

ERROR 2002 (HY00

Answer 1

I had some directories left from another mysql(8.0) installation, that were not removed.

I solved this by doing the following:

First uninstall mysql

brew uninstall mysql@5.6

Delete the folders/files that were not removed

rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql
rm /usr/local/etc/my.cnf

Reinstall mysql and link it

brew install mysql@5.6
brew link --force mysql@5.6

Enable and start the service

brew services start mysql@5.6