[SOLVED] Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2) Fedora Linux

Issue

I'm having the problem described in title.

I have tried the solutions given here: href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18327609/unable-to-login-to-mysql-getting-error-error-2002-hy000-cant-connect-to-loca">Unable to login to MYSQL getting error ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) and here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/cant-connect-to-local-mysql-server-through-socket-varlibmysqlmysql-sock-2/

Please help me. Im using fedora 18 and MySQL 5.1.

Thanks in advance!

Solution

What i can think right now if you've already tried the solutions in your link, is that SELinux (Fedora's) is blocking service.

try

sudo setenforce 0

and then

sudo service mysqld start

let me know if it helped please

Answered By - JGutierrezC

Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (WPSolving Volunteer)