It can has many reason: 1.Your Socket file doesn't exist! 2.If it does exist,Please kill your mysql & instead of running its daemon,run its file in bg mode. (with & sign)
--- Cecep Rosuludin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear AlL, > > my former question is "how to run mysql service". > but now i have run mysql service > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# service mysql start > Starting MySQL Server > [ OK ] > > but i still cannot connect to mysql > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# mysql > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server > through socket '/var/lib/mysql/m > ysql.sock' (2) > > can you give some advice..! what should i do. > -- > _______________________________________________ > Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow > Pages > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ===== ---------DIGITAL SIGNATURE------------------- ///Mohsen Pahlevanzadeh//////// Network administrator & programmer My home phone is: +98213810146 My email address is m_pahlevanzadeh at yahoo dot com My website is: http://webnegar.net ---------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]