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Subject: Re: can't connect to mysql
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On Sun, 15 May 2005 15:37:11 -0400
Eric Cheney <cheney@soc.umass.edu> wrote:

> Here's the error I get....
> 
> ****begin error message******
> 
> max# mysql -u root -p
> Enter password:
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
---- cut ----
> So then I did this, as root ....
> 
> max# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh start

you have to specifically enable it in /etc/rc.conf :

mysql_enable="YES"

it's documented in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh