[Koha] MySQL Problem

[MJ Ray]

Erik Lewis <elewis at ngrl.org> [...]
> sudo mysql start
> and got this:
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket  
> '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
> 
> hmmm...
> Thought about it for a moment and decided that maybe I should try mysqld
> 
> That worked but [...] Any thoughts?

I think running mysqld directly won't start the server with the same
parameters as the script /etc/init.d/mysqld does, so it might not find
your databases and settings.  Try using the init script and if it
fails to start with some error message, check the /var/log files for a
fuller description of the problem.

This is more of a general sysadmin or ubuntu question than a Koha
problem, so you might find a local sysadmin or LUG who could explain
it more fully.

Hope that helps,
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