Issue
I installed PhpMyAdmin and when I tried to run mysql I always get the same error:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can´t connect to local MySql server through socket 'var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
I have tried to unistall all packages including phpmyadmin, mysql, apache and purge them.
When I reinstall I have the same problem. Is the problem from mysql or from a bad configuration of PhpMyAdmin? I have Linux Mint 18. Php version: 7.0.8, mysql version_ 5.7.16.
Thanks for your time.
Solution
What happens when you run:
service mysql status
in terminal?
Also when installing mysql are you installing mysql-server package?
EDIT: seems 2002 is lack of server, and only having mysql-client.
run sudo apt-get install mysql-server to fix this.
Answered By - user7035457