Mysql error - Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket mysqld.sock

i get error like this :

You can fixing by : sudo apt-get install mysql-server

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update 15 september2019

if still not worked, you need to kill mysql process and restart the mysql

ps -A|grep mysql
sudo pkill mysql
ps -A|grep mysqld
sudo pkill mysqld

sudo service mysql restart

[ioannagkartzonika]

after trying many things, it was the only thing worked! thank you!

[TheDagoberto]

Thanks man! It works! May God bless you!

[sitifarida]

Its work. Thank you so much, God bless you 😊

[paivamarcelo]

Man, it does not solve the problem, it creates a new installation and where the existing databases are not ...

[abhishekm]

What was the problem that was occurred???

[jordancomitevski]

fedora 8 not work
mysqlcheck: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var /lib/mysql/mysql.sock'

[mouloudisoumia]

Please have you any solution for windows, i have same error on it ?

[TheRagreis]

I did this several times and some reboots later it happens again. The problem is not the socket location. When the program starts well it creates a a folder and the socket inside. Even the .log is not created when we have this problem. I think I have this problem since I installed the PHP package. PHP package installs PHP-MySQL package. Maybe it is a conflict. But I try to search for services using the port 3306 and no one is using. I don't know...

[saiyyamd.chhetri]

can you suggest me the steps for MacOs.

[harshadaraut]

Are we installing mysql again and previous data will be lost?

[bobbysugianto]

why after I run 'sudo apt-get install mysql-server' the mysqld.sock file still not created?
I am using ubuntu 14.04

[sagargajre]

not working
can you please mention ubuntu version

[rahat]

guys I was having the same problem just
Just go to database settings and turn on the option "Connect directly from my computer" and that should do the job

[belajarapasaja]

how to solve if the problem in hosting. Please give a solution?

[jordancomitevski]

ps -A|grep mysql
sudo pkill mysql
ps -A|grep mysqld
sudo pkill mysqld


sudo service mysql restart


mysql: unrecognized service

[nihalahmed]

pls i wanna this by windows pls help help
email me

[diegovilcavela]

helpe me!,
I never ask for a password.
what is the password for user root ?