Carsten H. Pedersen wrote: >>I was working on updating some databases yesterday and when I booted up >>my computer this morning I couldn't connect to MySQL, the error message >>is "can't connect to local MySQL server through socket >>/path/mysql.socket." >> >>It was there yesterday and now it's gone! Where did it go (a search of >>the HD doesn't show it) and, more important, how do I get it back? >> > > The socket file is created by mysqld at startup. > > Are you sure mysqld is running? > > Have you tried restarting mysqld?
I finally fixed it by re-booting the computer. Nothing was working; "file not found" was the error message when I tried to run mysqld and safe_mysqld. Apparently, something hung on the first boot. Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
