06 Mar, 2026

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

Somehow the MySQL server process did not create the socket, or the client is looking for the socket in the wrong place that is why MySQL is generate ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket To prevent “MySQL Error 2002 Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket“, we have to […]

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MyISAM vs InnoDB: Discover well-informed MySQL Storage Engines

The storage engine that is used with MySQL databases can have a big impact on features, dependability, and performance for developers. MyISAM and InnoDB are two of the most used engines. This article explain difference between MyISAM vs InnoDB and advantages and disadvantages of each database engines. MyISAM Overview MyISAM, which was originally MySQL’s default […]

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Magento site down due to mysql error General error: 1030 Got error -1 from storage engine

This error is generated when InnoDB cannot write to its data files. I have seen reports of this when the disk is full. if the files or folder permission changed so you can’t write to them. try deleting the folders var/cache and var/session. Another report was when someone enabled innodb_force_recovery to a value greater than […]

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