'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' means that your MySQL server is not running (mysql.sock is the socket, through which MySQL server listens for incoming client connections) + your output from "ps -ax | grep mysql" clearly indicates that your MySQL server is not running at all. :)

Did you start it? Use "mysqld_safe &" to fire it up and check with ps... command again. The output from that command should be like this:

# ps - ax | grep mysql 2087 p0- I 0:00.02 /bin/sh /usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe 2099 p0- S 6:50.96 /usr/local/libexec/mysqld --basedir=/usr/local --data #

"ls -l /var/db" might not work because you are using different OS and the directory's location may differ (im using FreeBSD 5.4) OR because you still have not created mysql primary database with "mysql_install_db" command.

On 3/17/06, D'Addelfio Davide Davide.D'Addelfio@italtel.it wrote:

These are the answer I have:

Is your MySQL server running (try using mysql client to connect to database or use "ps -ax | grep mysql" to check)?

1507 pts/1 S 0:00 grep mysql

ls -l /var/db/ totale 0

Did you create ser database with "ser_mysql.sh create" command?

Mysql password for root Creating database ser... ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySql server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

Any thought ? thanks