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

Unfortunately none of the above have worked in my case. But finally I found solutions.

To find where is mysql.sock file, simply open xampp manager, select MySQL and click on Configure on the right. On the config panel click Open Conf File, and simply search for mysql.sock by pressing the CMD+F shortcut.

In my case, the owner of the mysql.sock was changed, and I had to change it back to root admin with: chmod root:admin mysql.sock

After that the database had been accessed.