Missing mysql.sock; yielding OperationalError: (2002, “Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)”)

Question

Firstly, I swear that I have looked at every single question that references this error. Nearly every solution someone offers is different, and no one seems to understand th

Answer 1

You have the mysql client installed but not the mysql-server that handles connections for the client. You need to install the mysql server and run it.