connect to local MySQL server through socket

Question

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can\'t connect to local MySQL server through socket \'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock\' (2)

I tried everything I found o

Answer 1

Your log actually tells you the issue:

mysqld: Too many arguments (first extra is 'start').

Just start the daemon without the word 'start'. Instead of:

sudo /usr/sbin/mysqld start

it should be just:

sudo /usr/sbin/mysqld