# 0 ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

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**Created:** [June 18, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/0-error-2002-hy000-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-var-run-mysqld-mysqld-sock-2/285814 "2019-06-18T07:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ramanasha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ramanasha/32/93907_2.png) [@ramanasha](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ramanasha)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/0-error-2002-hy000-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-var-run-mysqld-mysqld-sock-2/285814/1 "2019-06-18T07:26:48Z")

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ramana _sharma@ramana:~$ mysql --version  
mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.26, for Linux (x86_ 64) using EditLine wrapper  
ramana _sharma@ramana:~$ mysql -uroot -proot0  
mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.  
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2)  
ramana_ sharma@ramana:~$ mysql -u root -p  
Enter password:  
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2)  
ramana _sharma@ramana:~$ services mysql start  
No command ‘services’ found, did you mean:  
Command ‘service’ from package ‘init-system-helpers’ (main)  
services: command not found  
ramana_ sharma@ramana:~$ /etc/init.d/mysql start  
bash: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory  
ramana _sharma@ramana:~$ #/usr/sbin/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/my.cnf --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock  
ramana_ sharma@ramana:~$ /etc/init.d/mysql start  
bash: /etc/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory  
ramana _sharma@ramana:~$ sudo service mysql restart  
[sudo] password for ramana_ sharma:  
Failed to restart mysql.service: Unit mysql.service not found.  
ramana _sharma@ramana:~$ sudo nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf  
ramana_ sharma@ramana:~$ systemctl enable mysql  
Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory

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**Author:** ![ramanasha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ramanasha/32/93907_2.png) [@ramanasha](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ramanasha)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/0-error-2002-hy000-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-var-run-mysqld-mysqld-sock-2/285814/2 "2019-06-18T07:27:24Z")

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not working mysql please anyone help me

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/0-error-2002-hy000-cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-var-run-mysqld-mysqld-sock-2/285814/3 "2021-01-17T09:48:15Z")

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Closed on January 17, 2021, 9:48am UTC