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systemctl stop mysql
sudo usermod -d /var/lib/mysql/ mysql
systemctl start mysql
run this to check if multiple mysql instances are running
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ps -A|grep mysqld
if there are 2 or more than run ```sudo pkill mysqld``` and then restart mysql
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> ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
>
> service mysql start or service mysql start
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local server through socket '/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
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systemctl stop mysql
sudo usermod -d /var/lib/mysql/ mysql
systemctl start mysql
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sudo chown -R _mysql:mysql /usr/local/var/mysql
or
sudo chown -R _mysql:mysql /opt/homebrew/var/mysql
sudo mysql.server start
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mysql.server start
Just simply start the server using the above command
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sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
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$ mysql.server start
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sudo apt-get install mysql-server
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## ERROR 2002 (HY000):
## Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
#### Follow below steps and you good to go... ####
sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-{version_number}
##version_number should be mysql version number installed
## Now try login in mysql shell
sudo mysql -u root -p