Connecting to MySQL
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
Published: Friday, Jul 26, 2024 Last modified: Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024
By default the mysql client tries to make a connection via a Unix pipe which might not exist.
hendry@manza:~$ mysql --user=root
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
Solution is to specify the TCP protocol:
hendry@manza:~$ mysql --protocol=TCP
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