MySQL Server socket Error

[Martin Walters]

Whenever I enter the web address :-

http://www.bisexualpeople.com

I get the following message

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)Database Error. Please try again later.

how can I connect to the MySQL server again. I look forward to your replys

Martin

 

[jmstacey]

Make sure MySQL is running. If it is, do any other websites that use MySQL as a backend work?

 

[vandal]

yes it sounds like mysql is not running, if it won't start try rebooting the server.

 

[nobaloney]

Rebooting the server is a M$ thing.

You can just reboot the service:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld restart

Jeff