on 04/11/2004 03:00 PM, Mustafa Hakim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am trying to install MySql on MAC OS X. After the pkg is installed I am > not able to start the MySql server due to the Socket error. > > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) > > Now, when I check the /tmp folder I see that there is no file by that name > 'mysql.sock'. > > Has anyone faced a similar problem?
Look in your mysql directory for a .err file, what does it say in there? -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Haneda Tel: 415.898.2602 http://www.newgeo.com Fax: 313.557.5052 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Novato, CA U.S.A. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]