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Ruby ActiveRecord Basics Migrations and Relationships Has and Belongs to Many

Adrian Yeow
Adrian Yeow
13,866 Points
Posted by Adrian Yeow
Adrian Yeow
13,866 Points

Bundle exec rake db:migrate

Mysql2::Error: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

I faced problem when trying to run Bundle exec rake db:migrate. error is as above.

Chet Bramble
Chet Bramble
14,093 Points

Is the server running? 

$ mysql.server start

1 Answer

Adrian Yeow
Adrian Yeow
13,866 Points
Adrian Yeow
Adrian Yeow
13,866 Points

Its working now. Thanks to the code you posted :)