Warning: mysql_connect(): [2002] No such file or directory (trying to connect via unix:///tmp/mysql.sock) in

Question

I\'m trying to connect to my MySQL DB with the Terminal on my Apple (With PHP).

Yesterday it worked fine, and now I suddenly get the error in the title.

The

Answer 1

The mySQL client by default attempts to connect through a local file called a socket instead of connecting to the loopback address (127.0.0.1) for localhost.

The default location of this socket file, at least on OSX, is /tmp/mysql.sock.

QUICK, LESS ELEGANT SOLUTION

Create a symlink to fool the OS into finding the correct socket.

ln -s /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp

PROPER SOLUTION

Change the socket path defined in the startMysql.sh file in /Applications/MAMP/bin.