#50: MySQL suddenly stops working: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
on June 03, 2009, 09:05 AM UTC — from 
hannes
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hannes
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I had to reboot my Mac (OS 10.5, Intel MBP). After that, MySQL wouldn't start back up, giving me:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
when trying to call mysql on the command line.
Calling mysql...