missing mysql.sock

Found this on another board and it solved an issue I had with a brand new server that I probably caused...


Problem (1) /tmp/mysql.sock missing .

Solution -

i) login as root through ssh
ii) type "ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock"

Problem (2) Can not connect to /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock

Solution -

1) Stop MySQL server,
2) Type safe_mysqld --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
3) ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
4) Start MySQL . ( Recommended )

I used step two. of problem 2 only and it worked.

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