Warning: mysql_connect(): [2002] No such file or directory (trying to connect via unix:///tmp/mysql.sock) in

Question

I\'m trying to connect to my MySQL DB with the Terminal on my Apple (With PHP).

Yesterday it worked fine, and now I suddenly get the error in the title.

The

Answer 1

When you face the following issue:

PHP throwing error "Warning: mysql_connect() http://function.mysql-connect: 2002 No such file or directory (trying to connect via unix:///tmp/mysql.sock)"

Set "mysql.default_socket" value in your /etc/php.ini to

 "mysql.default_socket = /var/mysql/mysql.sock". 

Then restart web service in server admin