Problem : 1. ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) Solution : Rest root password sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5 .5 This will change the root password. 2. ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) Solution : ps ax | grep mysql sudo service mysql start mysql start/running, process 7226