Can't connect to local MySQL server in R -
i learning how use mysql in r package rmysql:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/r/r_database.htm
but when try connect db provided in example
mysqlconnection = dbconnect(mysql(), user = 'root', password = '', dbname = 'sakila', host = 'localhost')
i get:
failed connect database: error: can't connect local mysql server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
my guess running on laptop (mac os), if guess right (?) need virtual server.
do know r package so? suggestion appreciated.
first check sql service running.
service mysqld start
then try mysql -u root
if not solve issue above solution try host = '127.0.0.1' instead of localhost. because 127.0.0.1 use tcp/ip connector. unless localhost run socket connector.
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