Thread: Unable to start MySQL

ubuntu spontaenously rebooted last night, , since then, i've been unable persuade mysql start or restart.

/etc/init.d/mysql start returns failed
/etc/init.d/mysql restart returns failed

/var/log/mysql.err empty file
/var/log/mysql.log empty file
cat /var/log/syslog | grep mysql gives:

aug 30 12:06:18 masterroot /etc/init.d/mysql[6881]: 0 processes alive , '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' resulted in
aug 30 12:06:18 masterroot /etc/init.d/mysql[6881]: ^g/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect server @ 'localhost' failed
aug 30 12:06:18 masterroot /etc/init.d/mysql[6881]: error: 'can't connect local mysql server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)'
aug 30 12:06:18 masterroot /etc/init.d/mysql[6881]: check mysqld running , socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!

its kind of obvious /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock doesn't exist since mysql isn't running. seems catch 22 situation. mysql won't start, because /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock doesn't exist, /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock doesnt exist because mysql server isnt running.

anyway

how fix this, plesae?

just check, running:

code:

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

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