In Windows 7, the MySQL database is stored at C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\data Note: this is a hidden folder. And my example is for MySQL Server version 5.6; change the …

Somehow the MySQL server process did not create the socket, or the client is looking for the socket in the wrong place. My first suggestion would be to check if the MySQL server is running.

I have installed MySQL Community Edition 5.5 on my local machine and I want to allow remote connections so that I can connect from external source. How can I do that?

The reason being quoted on the MySQL link posted above: On Windows, MySQL programs read startup options from the following files, in the specified order (top items are used first). The 5.6 …

It gives me an error: Cannot Connect to Database Server Your connection attempt failed for user 'root' from your host to server at 127.0.0.1:3306:Can't connect to mysql server on '127.0.0.1' …

Jan 24, 2012 · A surprising number of answers below suggest some variant of mysql --version. This gives the version of the client utility, not the server, so it's a bit like trying to find out your …

The files processing takes some time and the process dies halfway through with the following error: 2006, MySQL server has gone away I've heard about the MySQL setting, wait_timeout, …

the MySQL service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs. Can anyone resolve this issue? Thanks.

Here is the solution that solved my problem. There isn't any need to restart mysqld or start it with special privileges. sudo mysql -- for MySQL ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED …

Feb 21, 2015 · 4 Go to your mysql bin directory and install mysql service again: c: cd \mysql\bin mysqld-nt.exe --install or if mysqld-nt.exe is missing (depending on version): mysqld.exe - …