when trying to connect to mysql database while in Putty, I get the following: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (111)
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Try starting your MySQL server by running the command below.
sudo service mysql start
Or
sudo service mysqld start
Hello there,
The MySQL service is down and you need to start it. You can do this with the following command
- sudo systemctl start mysql.service
If you’re still experiencing the issue, then you’ll need to check the MySQL logs or the journal log for additional information.
On Ubuntu systems, the default location for the MySQL is /var/log/mysql/error.log
You can find more information here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-access-mysql-error-logs
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