Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

I'm sort of new to running an Apache server. I recently decided to
try to make a MySQL database. When I type the command "mysql" I get
the following error:

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

I do have a directory named "/var/run/mysql/" but it is empty. Where
could I get this, and any other files I might be missing.


I am running Slackware Linux, if that matters.

On 2004-10-31, nh8556 <nh8556@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm sort of new to running an Apache server.

MySQL and Apache are two different things. Get the MySQL
documentation, there is a whole chapter about installing and
starting the server.

Davide

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