Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket solution, connectmysql

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket solution, connectmysql
Fault description:
Mysql startup error:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql. sock' (2)

1. Check the mysql startup status first.

#/Etc/rc. d/init. d/mysqld status

2. Search and verify the location of mysql. sock?

# Find/-name mysql. sock
/Data/mydata/mysql. sock
Verify that the directory is correct
# Mysql-u root-p-S/Data/mydata/mysql. sock

Remarks:-S parameter socket file Verification

3. Verify that mysql. sock file permissions and users are correct?
If the permission is incorrect, change the permission first.
# Chown-R mysql: mysql/Data/mydata/mysql. sock


[Root @ localhost ~] #/Etc/init. d/mysqld start
Start MySQL: [OK]

4. permanent solution

Modify/etc/my. cnf

Add the following content to/etc/my. conf:
[Client]
Socket =/Data/mydata/mysql. sock
[Mysqld]
Socket =/Data/mydata/mysql. sock