/usr/local/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists
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Solution I:
To fix it, and if you are running cPanel just try to run the next commands:
# ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
# /scripts/mysqlup --force
If its not worked add the following line in my.cnf that will helps to start the mysql
skip-innodb
then check the mysql databases.
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Solution II
Go to var/lib/mysql
touch mysql.sock
chown mysql.mysql mysql.sock
chmod 777 mysql.sock
cd /tmp
ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock mysql.sock
/etc/init.d/mysql restart
Now check the mysql
Note :: If the error persist you need to kill all existing mysql process and try.
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