xampp in ubuntu command line to start mysql error:
reddevil@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp$ ./bin/mysql -u root -p Enter password: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
Start mysql service:
reddevil@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp$ /opt/lampp/lampp start You need to start XAMPP as root! reddevil@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp$ su root Password: root@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp# /opt/lampp/lampp start Starting XAMPP for Linux 1.7.7... XAMPP: Starting Apache with SSL (and PHP5)... XAMPP: Starting MySQL... XAMPP: Starting ProFTPD... XAMPP for Linux started.
Run mysqlStart.sh:
#!/bin/bash sudo rm -rf /var/run/mysqld sudo mkdir /var/run/mysqld sudo ln -s /opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysql.sock
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Mysql command-line start
reddevil@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp$ ls bin error htdocs lampp libexec logs phpmyadmin sbin tmp cgi-bin etc icons lib licenses modules RELEASENOTES share var reddevil@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp$ /bin/mysql -u root -p bash: /bin/mysql: No such file or directory reddevil@reddevil-Lenovo:/opt/lampp$ ./bin/mysql -u root -p Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 1 Server version: 5.5.16 Source distribution Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement. mysql>
So far, the problem is solved
So far, the problem is solved