Cannot find mysql.sock

Question

I just had to re-install mysql and I am having a problem starting it up. It cannot find the socket (mysql.sock). The problem is that neither can I. In my Mac OS X 10.4 te

Answer 1

(Q1) How can I find the socket file?

The default location for the socket file is /tmp/mysql.sock, to find the socket file for your system use this.

mysqladmin variables | grep socket

If you have just installed MySql the mysql.sock file will not be created until the server is started. Use this command to start it.

sudo launchctl load -F /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist

If prompted for a password you can pass the username root or other username like this. Terminal will prompt you for the password.

mysqladmin --user root --password variables | grep socket

(Q2) How can I refresh locate index

Refresh the locate db with this command.

sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb