ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on localhost (10061)

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I installed MySQL on Microsoft Windows 8 Using a noinstall Zip Archive. But when I tested by executing the following commands on windows prompt, the above error showed up.

C:\> "C:\MySQL\bin\mysqlshow" 

C:\> "C:\MySQL\bin\mysql" test

Sounds like the MySQL service isn't running. Have you verified it's started? — jksloan, Jul 02 '13 at 12:49
I just took the easy route and reinstall MySQL. Worked after that — ousecTic, Apr 17 '21 at 22:50

score 65 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 28 '21 at 13:49

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You don't need to restart your windows. The easiest way to achieve this is

Go to <Extracted folder location>/bin/
Run mysqld (service)
close the cmd prompt
Run mysql.exe or the better way to do is add the location to PATH environment Variable

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answered Aug 13 '13 at 05:05

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My problem was that the mysql service wasn't running. Whatever a restart solved my problem. – Foreever Aug 14 '13 at 06:25
@Imray: you can see /bin in your installation directory – debiansse Aug 01 '14 at 07:55
@CodyBugstein where ever you installed your mysql folder. Usually in the C:/ (for windows) – rj2700 Dec 11 '16 at 16:20
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I faced https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41504580/cant-create-test-file-lower-test-start-server-mysql after the above issue was solved – Mrinal Bhattacharjee Aug 19 '19 at 01:15

score 31 · Answer 2 · answered May 03 '14 at 12:12

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Go to Run type services.msc. Check whether MySQL services is running or not. If not, start it manually. Once it started, type mysqlshow to test the service.

answered May 03 '14 at 12:12

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mysql service was down. Upon starting, it resolved the issue – Saurabh Jul 21 '16 at 11:29
there is no mysql named service in list of services.msc – Heemanshu Bhalla May 29 '23 at 18:09

score 19 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 28 '21 at 13:50

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Go to bin directory copy the path and set it as a environment variable.
Run the command prompt as admin and cd to bin directory.
Run command : mysqld –install
Now the services are successfully installed
Start the service in service windows of os
Type mysql and go

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answered Feb 21 '15 at 05:48

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Nice! only thing I had to do extra was run: "net start mysql" after step 4. May be that's what you are doing manually in step 5? – Damodar Bashyal Feb 29 '16 at 05:49
so cute! I was hopeless deactivating UAC, firewall, restarting... but when I install service it works great! thanks that's really great! – Raindrop7 Oct 01 '16 at 10:54
I also had to run 'net start mysql' to start MySQL service @DamodarBashyal Thank you! Please edit step 5 to say this as it is now clear – Metin Dagcilar Aug 06 '17 at 22:56
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In my special case, I was getting **"File not found"** error (when trying to start the service). The problem was from the incorrect executable path that was assigned to the service by default (using `mysqld --install`). So I changed it to correct one (`C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin\mysqld`) in Windows Registry (`HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MySQL`). – Mir-Ismaili Sep 22 '18 at 03:14

score 17 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 07 '16 at 07:06

Though it is an old question, I am adding my answer in it, because the solution that worked for me on Windows 7 as an admin user, is missing in the answers' list. Though my solution is for installed MySQL, I am putting it for those who search for a solution for this error message. Here it is:

Click on the Windows 7 start button and type taskmgr in the search bar
Right click on the taskmgr program icon and select Run as administrator
In the Task Manager window, go to the Services tab
Right click on the MySQL service and click Start Service

I don't really know how this worked, but it worked on Windows 10 also if anyone wonders — poPaTheGuru, Jun 25 '21 at 06:05

score 10 · Answer 5 · edited Aug 28 '21 at 13:51

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The solution that worked for me is:

Downloaded mysql-8.0.22-winx64.zip file
Extracted the zip file
Moved the extracted folder to C:/Program Files
Opened cmd.exe as admin
Navigated to the directory cd C:\Program Files\mysql-8.0.22\mysql-8.0.22-winx64\bin
mysqld -install (Service successfully installed)
mysqld --initialize (no prompt)
Opened services.msc
Found MySQL
Right-click and start

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answered Oct 24 '20 at 08:09

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score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 06 '19 at 11:18

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Go to Run type services.msc. Check whether MySQL services is running or not. If not, start it manually.

answered Mar 06 '19 at 11:18

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score 5 · Answer 7 · edited Aug 28 '21 at 13:58

Run your cmd as administrator.
What you will see is like this:
```
c:\windows\system32>
```
Go to your bin location by using cd.. like C:\mysql\bin (my location of bin in my computer is what you are seeing so chose yours correctly)

Run:

$ C:\mysql\bin>mysql --install

Service successfully installed.

Then run:

$ C:\mysql\bin>NET START MySql

The MySql service is starting
The MySql service was started successfully

Then the last step is running:
```
C:\mysql\bin>mysql -u root - p admin
```
It will ask for password don't enter anything first time because it will use blank, and just press enter you are done.

And later you can set password too.

score 5 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 25 '17 at 03:04

I was stuck on this same issue for what felt like an eternity.

My problem was: I was running mysql from MAMP on port 8889, but when trying to connect to mysql from my command line, it was expecting port 3306. I was running out of ideas, so I tried:

mysql --port 8889

and happiness ensued:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.6.34-log MySQL Community Server (GPL)

what is MAMP ? can you clarify – shareef Aug 31 '21 at 08:33 — shareef, Aug 31 '21 at 08:33

score 5 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 11 '18 at 08:15

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Had this issue in Windows 10 and MySQL 8. Resolved by following steps: Searchbar(bottom left) > Task Manager > Run as administrator > Services > MySQL80

answered Nov 11 '18 at 08:15

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score 4 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 24 '14 at 01:55

I have a windows 8.1 machine and mysql was not running at all even after trying to start mysqld with no error logs. This solution worked for me:

start cmd in admin mode
type in "net start mysql"
close current cmd window and open new cmd window
type in "mysql"

The mysqld service should now be available.

score 3 · Answer 11 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 13:05

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Well that could have some reasons.

THe first one is that the MySQL server/service not started.

If he is started you should check out the logfiles, and make sure there are no problems.

You could also uninstall the MySQL service and install XAMPP. With XAMPP it is easier to manage this services.

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Thanks for quick reply. I found the silly solution myself. The system needed to restart. I will be trying XAMPP surely. – Foreever Jul 02 '13 at 15:06
I'm sorry as i added the answer myself. – Foreever Jul 03 '13 at 14:46

score 3 · Answer 12 · edited Oct 04 '20 at 20:43

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Despite that my server was running, I had the same problem. I found out that it was the port. So you need to specify the port:

mysql -u user -p --port 0000

The port on your machine may be different. To find out on which port mysql is running open the mysql ini file and look for port=. A port often used is 3306.

Example how to log on to mysql

mysql -u root -p --port 3306

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answered Sep 28 '18 at 07:54

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score 2 · Answer 13 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:13

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Test if the server is running. You can use netstat for this. See https://serverfault.com/questions/260239/unable-to-connect-to-mysql-through-port-3306

If it is running, it may be the firewall. You can turn that off to test if that is the problem.

See the following manual to install Mysql as a service: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/windows-start-service.html

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answered Jul 02 '13 at 13:07

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Thanks for quick reply. I found the silly solution myself. The system needed to restart.I would be considering your suggestions. – Foreever Jul 02 '13 at 15:11

score 2 · Answer 14 · edited Aug 28 '21 at 13:59

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Executing the mysqld command can solve your problem. My SQL version is 5.7.

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score 2 · Answer 15 · answered May 12 '20 at 02:51

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First of all, you need to ensure the port number on which the server is running. Then you can run

mysql -u username -p --port portNumber on the command line

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score 1 · Answer 16 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 13:29

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If you're using the no install zip, you need to execute mysqld.exe first to start the service, and then execute mysql.exe to open your connection.

The no install is nice, but if you intend to do any serious work with MySQL, you may want to consider either using the MSI to do a proper installation, or if you're doing web development work give XAMPP a try.

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Thanks for quick reply. I found the silly solution myself. The system needed to restart. – Foreever Jul 02 '13 at 15:09

score 1 · Answer 17 · answered Feb 14 '14 at 15:54

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Check Mysqld.exe file is in your bin folder. if it is not there , just copy that file from any other computer and paste it on your bin folder.Just double click. Then run mysql.its solved

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score 1 · Answer 18 · edited Aug 28 '21 at 14:01

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This error is flashed when we are trying to open mysql with out stating the service.

Open cmd prompt to start the service type
```
mysqld --console
```
This will start the mysql service
Don't close this cmd prompt and open a new cmd prompt and type
```
mysql -u root -p
```
Then enter ur password

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answered Apr 14 '18 at 11:01

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score 1 · Answer 19 · edited Aug 28 '21 at 14:02

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Make sure your mysql is running in default port (3306) , if you are running mysql with different port (for example: 3307), you must specified the port number while connecting to the server.

If your port is different than default port, then try with this command.

mysql -u <username> -p --port<port number>

For eg:

mysql -u root -p --port 3307

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answered Jul 15 '21 at 07:33

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score 1 · Answer 20 · answered Feb 10 '22 at 17:06

Go and search Services in Windows

Now search Mysql. Right Click on it. By Default it's startup type will be 'Automatic'. Click on Properties on right clicked menu. You will find startup type Switch it to -> Manual So that We can start and stop by our choice.

Now Get Back and Right Click to Mysql on Services and Click Start.

Now Mysql has started successfully

To get started Start Mysql Shell & type command

shell.connect({host: 'localhost',user: 'root'})

Now type password

To type sql commands:-

/sql

i did that and same error i got. – Beryl Amend Feb 22 '23 at 11:27 — Beryl Amend, Feb 22 '23 at 11:27

score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Feb 01 '18 at 01:34

I had the same problem. I tried all of the answers above (and some from other websites). In the end, my issue was that my cache wasn't configured. I found that info in my error log and fixed it by changing the line in the file:

C:\MAMP\bin\apache\conf\extra\http-ssl.conf

There I removed the double quotes from the line:

SSLSessionCache "shmcb:/some/example/path/ssl_scache(512000)"

to:

SSLSessionCache shmcb:/some/example/path/ssl_scache(512000)

and saved with Ctrl+S and closed the file.

Here's the link that helped me: https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/SSLSessionCache

How apache cache is related to mysql stand alone installation and startup? — jprism, Feb 01 '18 at 02:11

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Oct 11 '18 at 15:10

I faced the same problem couple of times and each time the reason was different:

The solution that worked first time was that by "Abhishek Oza" which is same as that of "amey91" (see above)
The second time, my server was on a different port number than the default one(3036),so i was not able to connect.So I had to specify the port number explicitly for making the connection which you can do simply by writing: "mysql --host=127.0.0.1 --port=8081(specify your port number here) mysql -u root -p"

score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Dec 16 '18 at 13:35

In my case, which was a manual install using the .zip file. I solved this by specifying the nonstandard MySQL and Data install locations in a my.ini. https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/windows-create-option-file.html

Then I needed to run the data directory initialisation commands: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/data-directory-initialization-mysqld.html

Then running: net start mysql

score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Feb 06 '19 at 05:54

There is a possibility that your installation of MYSQL got corrupted. The best thing you can do is to search for MYSQL INSTALLER on your system and then run it again.

It will not download the mysql server again, it will just help you to set it up.

After that, edit your environment variables path and add the bin folder of your mysql to it.

By now, it should work.

score 0 · Answer 25 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

In my case I have 2 different version of mysql in Windows OS and I solved the my problem by bottom step:

first stop all mysql service.

I create one config file in C:\mysqldata.cnf with bottom data(my mysql is in "C:/mysql-5.0.96-winx64" directory ):

[mysqld]
datadir = C:/mysql-5.0.96-winx64/data
port = 3307

then I run bottom command in cmd:

C:\mysql-5.0.96-winx64\bin\mysqld --defaults-file=C:\mysqldata.cnf --console

above step reference

then I create txt file in C:\resetpass.txt with bottom data:

UPDATE mysql.user SET password=PASSWORD('ttt') WHERE user='root';

then run mysqld with bottom command:

C:\mysql-5.0.96-winx64\bin\mysqld --init-file=C:\resetpass.txt --install mysql2 --console
net start mysql2

after these step you have one mysql service(with name mysql2) than run with port 3307.

I have 2 version of mysql with different user management tables(in version 5.0.96 user table difference with 5.5 version because of that I must be change table folder in first step)

you can run other mysql service with other port now(and you can run this steps with different datadir, service name and port for it again)

score 0 · Answer 26 · answered Aug 25 '20 at 08:17

First make sure you have installed MYsql+Sqlyog(if you are using it.).
- Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
```
   Value Name: MaxUserPort
   Data Type: REG_DWORD
   Value: 65534
```
This sets the number of ephemeral ports available to any user. The valid range is between 5000 and 65534 (decimal). The default value is 0x1388 (5000 decimal).

On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
```
   Value Name: TcpTimedWaitDelay
   Data Type: REG_DWORD
   Value: 30
```
This sets the number of seconds to hold a TCP port connection in TIME_WAIT state before closing. The valid range is between 30 and 300 decimal, although you may wish to check with Microsoft for the latest permitted values. The default value is 0x78 (120 decimal).
```
Quit Registry Editor.

Reboot the machine.
```

Are you sure your answer fits to the question? To quote [TCP/IP and NBT configuration parameters for Windows XP](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/314053/tcp-ip-and-nbt-configuration-parameters-for-windows-xp): `There may be some unusual circumstances in customer installations where changes to certain default values are appropriate. .. Caution The Windows XP TCP/IP implementation is largely self-tuning. Adjusting registry parameters without careful study may reduce your computer's performance.` — surfmuggle, Oct 04 '20 at 20:50

score 0 · Answer 27 · answered Nov 28 '20 at 15:50

I will advise to use first check if my.ini exist in mysql folder in c drive or in windows folder mysqld -install (Service successfully installed) mysqld --initialize (no prompt) Also another advise is not to use mysql 8, since it is not compatible with wordpress or any other opensource yet, there are lot of changes between version 5 and version 8, so if you are using mysql please use version 5.x.

score 0 · Answer 28 · answered Jul 20 '21 at 19:57

Steps to resolve the problem ->

Go to command prompt and at root of c (c:\ if environment variable-path is set) type -> c:\>mysqld -install.
Then type -> c:\mysqld --initialize
Now create one .txt file (here in our example we are taking init.txt) at root of mysql(may vary according to your directory) ->c:\MySQL\init.txt.
Now open that .txt file(init.txt) and write in it ->

5.open Run console and write -> Services.msc

6.Then Services window will be open ,there select MYSQL,Double click It and press start

7.Finally open new Command prompt window and type at root of c (c:) ->c:\>mysqlsh due to this shell will execute and here you are ready to go....

Manoj M · Answer 29 · 2021-11-08T07:32:39.720

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mysql -u root --port 3308

this one help me

port number from phpmyadmin default port is 3306

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ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on localhost (10061)

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