mysql socket problem

[phpprog]

We are using virtual hosting for the websites.
Today suddenly all our websites broke

The error was

Warning:MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

Warning: MySQL: A link to the server could not be established
can anybody help

IM

[tijger]

hi phpprog,

are you sure mysql is running?
if it is running, then search for the file mysql.sock (maybe in /var/lib/mysql).
when you find it make in the dir tmp a sym-link to the file.
something like:
cd /tmp
ln -s /path/to/the/file mysql.sock

good luck!
greetings, tijger

[marconi8]

if you compiled your mysql then

after mysql compilation i make this

shell>cp /path to mysql installation dir/support-files/my-medium.cnf /dir1/my.cnf

in my.cnf file is writed
[client]
socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
[mysqld]
socket = /tmp/mysql.sock

and after this in sock.path i type /tmp/mysql.sock