mysql error 2005 - Unknown MySQL server host 'localhost'(11001)

ERROR 2005 (HY000): Unknown MySQL server host 'localhost' (0)

modify list of host names for your system:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Make sure that you have the following entry:

127.0.0.1 localhost
In my case that entry was 0.0.0.0 localhost which caussed all problem

(you may need to change modify permission to modify this file)

This performs DNS resolution of host “localhost” to the IP address 127.0.0.1.

I have passed through that error today and did everything described above but didn't work for me. So I decided to view the core problem and logged onto the MySQL root folder in Windows 7 and did this solution:

1. Go to folder:

   C:\AppServ\MySQL
   

2. Right click and Run as Administrator these files:

   mysql_servicefix.bat
   
   mysql_serviceinstall.bat
   
   mysql_servicestart.bat
   

Then close the entire explorer window and reopen it or clear cache then login to phpMyAdmin again.