mysql 8 ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) code example
Example 1: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.s
> ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
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> service mysql start or service mysql start
Example 2: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
For mac:
The mysql server is not running.
brew services mysql start