RE: mysql.sock

Try running safe_mysqld, this should generate the sock file. I came across the same issue when I installed mysql. Check and see if mysql (as a user) has access to the mysql directory. You might want to do a chown -R mysql:mysql {mysql dir} to change the permissions for the mysql dir and

Multiple import of text files from a directory into mysql

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