ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

homebrew, macos, mysql

Solution

It's probably because MySQL is installed but not yet running. [...] To verify that it's running, open up Activity Monitor and under "All Processes", search and verify you see the process "mysqld".

You can start it by installing "MySQL.prefPane".

The above quote is from the blog Obscured Clarity, "Install MySQL on Mac OS X", where you can also find the complete tutorial that I found most helpful.

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