Matt,
Monday, May 27, 2002, 9:20:32 AM, you wrote:
MH> I keep getting the following error:
MH> error: 'Can't connect to MySQL server through the socket
MH> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)'
MH> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket:
MH> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists!
MH> This wouldn't be a problem, but mysql.sock does exist and when I try to run
MH> either mysqld or safe_mysqld, it immediately stops (within a tenth of a
MH> second of starting).
MH> Any ideas? I'm sure it's my fault, since I just reinstalled the server
MH> fresh from the RedHat 7.2 CD and used the OS install to install the MySQL
MH> server.
If your mysql.sock exists, check where is it located and specify path
to your mysql.sock with "--socket" option.
Please, check the following link:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/a/Can_not_connect_to_server.html
MH> Any help would be appreciated.
MH> Matt Hargraves
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