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Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (111)

Posted on May 24, 2015

I am trying to get connected to mysql throguh mysql command but its giving following message


Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (


Operating system on droplet is Ubuntu14



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Run ‘sudo service mysql start’, a google search of thy error would’ve told you this.

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