first make sure there is a mysql.sock file in var/lib/mysql;
second make ps -ef | grep mysqld --if the output is xxx xxx xx grep mysqld
then the server is down for sure
third go to the binary of mysql and execute safe_mysqld & (means it forks
itself and is running in the background
fourth confirm running: mysqladmin status or as second above
jan behrens
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