Rails - Jun 2008 - Rake displays Can't connect local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)'

i have a small problem every time i run "rake db:migrate" it shows me
an error

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

can somebody help me?

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hi

its possible that either the socket is already in use or the the path 
for the socket is false..


these r the only 2 possiblities i guess

thanks

Dhaval Parikh
Software Engineer
www.railshouse.com
sales(AT)railshouse(DOT)com
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Thanks for replying,

What you said is actually very usefull because i didn''t know why this
could be happening,
can you give me any tip of how i could solve the problem?

On Jun 14, 3:43 am, Dhaval Parikh
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> hi
>
> its possible that either the socket is already in use or the the path
> for the socket is false..
>
> these r the only 2 possiblities i guess
>
> thanks
>
> Dhaval Parikh
> Software Engineerwww.railshouse.com
> sales(AT)railshouse(DOT)com
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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Do you have any idea how i can start soliving this problem?

On Jun 13, 1:26 pm, RoR_Nb
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wrote:
> i have a small problem every time i run "rake db:migrate" it
shows me
> an error
>
> Can''t connect local MySQL server through socket
''/var/run/mysqld/
> mysqld.sock'' (2)''
>
> can somebody help me?
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On Jun 15, 8:27 am, RoR_Nb
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wrote:
> Do you have any idea how i can start soliving this problem?
>
> On Jun 13, 1:26 pm, RoR_Nb
<raveloteterocabi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > i have a small problem every time i run "rake db:migrate" it
shows me
> > an error
>
> > Can''t connect local MySQL server through socket
''/var/run/mysqld/
> > mysqld.sock'' (2)''
>
Assuming that mysql is actually installed and running,

check that what you''ve got in database.yml (in the socket parameter)
matches what''s in /etc/my.cnf
If database.yml doesn''t specify the socket then it''s probably
falling
back on some default, so set it to whatever is in my.cnf

Fred

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Awesome, thanks
it''s working now,
I specified the socket and it''s working fine

On Jun 15, 2:56 am, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> On Jun 15, 8:27 am, RoR_Nb
<raveloteterocabi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:>
Do you have any idea how i can start soliving this problem?
>
> > On Jun 13, 1:26 pm, RoR_Nb
<raveloteterocabi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > i have a small problem every time i run "rake
db:migrate" it shows me
> > > an error
>
> > > Can''t connect local MySQL server through socket
''/var/run/mysqld/
> > > mysqld.sock'' (2)''
>
> Assuming that mysql is actually installed and running,
>
> check that what you''ve got in database.yml (in the socket
parameter)
> matches what''s in /etc/my.cnf
> If database.yml doesn''t specify the socket then it''s
probably falling
> back on some default, so set it to whatever is in my.cnf
>
> Fred
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