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I know that this question has already been submitted many times. Yet, all the solutions seem to be a bit out-of-date or not in line with the current version of mysql.

So, I've tried to install Mysql 5.7.11 on El Capitan via Homebrew. When I launch

mysql -u root

I get this error:

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

Few insights from other solutions..

  • I looked for my.cnf and it's empty
  • If I try to launch mysql.server start I get . ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/var/mysql/MacBook-Air-2.local.pid). (Where MacBook-Air-2 is my HOSTNAME)

Any idea? I'm really stuck here for days now and I don't know what else to try! Thanks a lot!

Stefano Bommarito
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  • Possible duplicate of [MySql server startup error 'The server quit without updating PID file '](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4963171/mysql-server-startup-error-the-server-quit-without-updating-pid-file) – Jens Mar 02 '16 at 09:38
  • my.cnf is empty... it doesn't seem to be the same situation, unfortunately.. – Stefano Bommarito Mar 02 '16 at 09:43
  • and actually if I launch `mdfind -name "my.cnf"` this is the result: many file in mysql-test `/usr/local/Cellar/mysql/5.7.11/mysql-test/suite/ndbcluster/my.cnf` and then `/Users/stEo/my.cnf` and `/private/etc/my.cnf` – Stefano Bommarito Mar 02 '16 at 09:52

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