Hi, > i also tried this commands to start mysql but could not get the result ? > > /opt/lampp/lamp startmysql > > please how can i resolve the error > > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) > > My 2 paise Try starting the lamp server /opt/lampp/lamp start this will start the services on the lampp stack where mysql is a service. disclaimer: I have used xampp and not lamp , try it at your own peril regards, Thyagarajan Shanmugham.