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

I couldn't find mysql socket at all so reinstalled mysql server(all tables and phpmyadmin settings were preserved). Here are the commands:

1) Install

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

2) Follow terminal configuration steps

sudo mysql_secure_installation

3) Check status: (Should return "Active: active (running)")

systemctl status mysql.service