Cannot connect to local mySQL server through socket error (111)

I have the exact problem. I wonder why the file size is 0 of the file mysql.sock? I Hi! Socket file specified is : /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock which on my system%2

Re: Cannot connect to local mySQL server through socket error (111)

Chuang Keng Chee wrote: Hi! Socket file specified is : /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock which on my system has a filesize of zero. I'm running a Red Hat 7.0, Kernel 2.2.16-22smp which I installed with MySQL (ie, MySQL wasn't installed separately from source files.) I've got three