MySQL Error 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' code example
Example 1: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
sudo chown -R _mysql:mysql /usr/local/var/mysql
sudo mysql.server start
Example 2: can't connect to local mysql server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
Try to start the MySQL server:
mysql.server start