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

i was having the same issue

[PDOException] SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No such file or directory

[ErrorException] Warning: PDO::__construct(): [2002] No such file or directory (trying to connect via unix:///var/mysql/mysql.sock) in …htdocs/Symfony/vendor/doctrine-dbal/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/PDOConnection.php

So the solution is to make a symlink to the sock file thus resolving the issue. Do the following to resolve it:

$ sudo mkdir /private/var/mysql/

$ sudo ln -s /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock /private/var/mysql/mysql.sock

source:http://www.reecefowell.com/2012/07/21/symfony2-cli-does-not-connect-to-mysql-while-browser-works-fine/