Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock

[Steve Bertrand]

Steve Bertrand wrote:
> Òàðàñ wrote:
>> Hi! I need two MySQL servers run simultaneously. But when I try to run 
>> server I have

> ....and then, I believe if you add this to your /etc/my.cnf file:
> 
> [mysqld]
> socket=/tmp/mysql.sock2

...after thinking about it, this would likely cause both daemons to use 
the new socket file.

Perhaps a better approach would be to start mysqld with the 
--socket=/tmp/mysql.sock2 argument, leaving /etc/my.cnf as is.

Steve