Nightowl wrote:

> Hi all
> you have probably had this question a few times
> I have installed mysql-3.23.56 as it has been said in the Docs, but ...
> I keep on getting this error
> root@fire:/usr/local/mysql# mysql
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111)
> the permissions are all correct that I can see. I am a newbie.
> --
>
> Thanks
> Night Owl

Is your MySQL server running?

Best,
Merl