cant connect to local mysql

[Terkea 13]

mysql_real_connect: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
failed, retrying in 5 secondsmysql_real_connect: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
failed, retrying in 5 seconds

i tried to start it manual but dosent work

root@metin2:~ # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server status
mysql is not running.
root@metin2:~ # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start
Starting mysql.
root@metin2:~ # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server status
mysql is not running.

 

how i can solve it?

[TAUMP 822]

mysql_upgrade -p
and write password to user root.

[Terkea 13]

root@metin2:~ # mysql_upgrade -p
Enter password:
Looking for 'mysql' as: mysql
Looking for 'mysqlcheck' as: mysqlcheck
FATAL ERROR: Upgrade failed

 

[TAUMP 822]

delete mysql_upgrade_info /var/db/

[raihan3 20]

try ths

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server stop
mv /var/db/mysql /var/db/mysql_old
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start
/usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'newpass'

[bumxd 16]

i think you have on mysqlcheck function,if mysqlcheck on,this can problem with start mysql, post here information from command:

ps aux | grep mysql