ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

Question

I installed LAMP on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) and then set root password on phpMyAdmin. I forgot the password and now I am unable to login. When I try to chan

Answer 1

I FOUND THE SOLUTION

Before firing the command : mysql_secure_installation

• Step 1: sudo systemctl stop mariadb
• Step 2: sudo systemctl start mariadb
• Step 3: mysql_secure_installation

Then it will ask root password and you can simply press Enter and set your new root password.