mysql error : ERROR 1018 (HY000): Can't read dir of '.' (errno: 13)

Question

when i try to view the databases in mysql i get this error:

ERROR 1018 (HY000): Can\'t read dir of \'.\' (errno: 13)

And that stops my app

Answer 1

if you installed mariadb using homebrew you can run the following the command for OS X

sudo chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/var/mysql/
sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/local/var/mysql/