i am using ubuntu 7.10, when i am trying to start mysql server, its
giving following error
" Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/
mysqld.sock' (2)"
whats that about?

i have installed mysql twice to avoid this, but i get this every time

how to remove this prob?

KK wrote:
> i am using ubuntu 7.10, when i am trying to start mysql server, its
> giving following error
> " Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/
> mysqld.sock' (2)"
> whats that about?

The mysql client, "mysql", tells you that it can't find the socket file
'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' as there is no locally running mysql server,
"mysqld". You have two options, either start the mysql server before you try
to connect to it locally or you use the host option '-h' to connect to a
remote server (this requiers that you have the privilege to connect from your
location to the server).


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//Aho

KK wrote:
> i am using ubuntu 7.10, when i am trying to start mysql server, its
> giving following error
> " Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/
> mysqld.sock' (2)"
> whats that about?

The mysql client, "mysql", tells you that it can't find the socket file
'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' as there is no locally running mysql server,
"mysqld". You have two options, either start the mysql server before you try
to connect to it locally or you use the host option '-h' to connect to a
remote server (this requiers that you have the privilege to connect from your
location to the server).


--

//Aho