Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket on Ubuntu.

Hi friends,
I installed mysql in ubuntu but, i don't know how to connect to that mysql. Actually we connect to postgresql by psql command, but when i tried to connect mysql with mysql command but it displaying this error:

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

when i give mysql databasename it displaying the following error:

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

So friends, what is the solution for this problem?

re: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket on Ubuntu.

Hi.

I would guess that your MySQL service is stopped. It needs to be started before you can start using it.

On Ubuntu, this command should start it up:
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