MySQL Error 2002 when attempting to make a MySQL Connection

Question

I'm trying to make a MySQL Connection and I've got my Staging/Testing Server setup as FTP with the proper host, username and password for FTP, root directory set to '/' (without the quotation marks) and Web URL set to http://www.mysite.com/
Tested the FTP and it connects.
For mySQL connection in my bindings, I'm using:
Connection Name; connRecords
MySQL Server: localhost
Username and then my Password for my DB which obviously I won't list here.
I click Select Database and that's when I get the prompt:
MySQL Error: #2002
Can't connect to local MySQL Server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
What does that mean and how do I get this to work?

Answer 1

ladobeugm wrote:
I click Select Database and that's when I get the prompt:
MySQL Error: #2002
Can't connect to local MySQL Server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
What does that mean and how do I get this to work?
On a Mac, connection to MySQL is done through a socket (mysql.sock). The fact that there's a (2) after mysql.sock indicates there's something wrong with the socket. Usually, you can clear the problem by powering down your computer and then restarting. Don't just do a restart. Make sure the computer switches off completely to clear the socket.