mysql.sock is not created OSX

Question

I run mysql on OSX, now when I restart my computer it does not create the mysql.sock, meaning that all my connections gives me a error 2002.

anyone knows how to prevent this?

Answer 1

I had this same issue on Snow Leopard, the socket spawns in the wrong location for some reason on OS X.

To get the socket spawning in the correct location: create a new file "my.cnf" in /etc with the following lines:

[mysqld]
socket=/var/mysql/mysql.sock

[client]
socket=/var/mysql/mysql.sock

and restart mysqld: sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe

This will force the MySQL socket file to spawn in the proper location, and everything should work normally. Good luck!