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Newbie just installed MySQL, ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

Zones: MySQL, PHP Installation, Leopard (MAC OS 10.5)

Tags: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

I am on Intel Macbook Pro running Leopard. I installed PHP and MySQL. I am now testing all installs with terminal.

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I had previously confirmed that MySQL was installed in correct place.

I am following a tutorial, and am a complete newbie in this realm.

You should know, I previously tried this a few months ago, and had decided to uninstall it all since I didn't know what I was doing. I am not sure that the last install is not causing some "leftover" problems?

I also had downloaded Xampp after that. That was not working so I just trashed that, as suggested.

I desperately want to move past this installation. Thank you for your time.

         
             I just entered, "sudo mysql_secure_installation"  I get:
 
NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MySQL
      SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE!  PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!
 
In order to log into MySQL to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user.  If you've just installed MySQL, and
you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
so you should just press enter here.
 
Enter current password for root (enter for none):    (----->I hit "return" here)
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
Enter current password for root (enter for none):

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Zone: Database

Question Asked By: SupremeBean

Solution Provided By: dirknibleck

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