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Old 08-22-2013, 04:02 AM   #1
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Question ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysq

I've installed mysql-server on linux mint 15 kde . I run 'mysql -u root -p' and after the password is entered, i get the error:

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysq
 
Old 08-22-2013, 04:33 AM   #2
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