Is this of any help? The error (2002) Can't connect to ... normally means that there is no MySQL server running on the system or that you are using an incorrect Unix socket filename or TCP/IP port number when trying to connect to the server. /Mark > hello everyone, I have just setup an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn macine to use as > my > MythTV server, and MySQL has decided to die with this error: > > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)] > > Any help would be much appreciated :) > > Regards, > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug