title: Can't start MySQL server on osX 10.11 - can't find PID file error
body: <p>Fisrt of all, you must know that I am a total newbie, non-coder, graphique designer that will be able to copy/paste any code but don't not assume that I can deduce any code/terminal command whatsoever please: I don't know the syntax.</p>
  
  <p>So, here's my issue: I know there are plenty of issues on the web about this, even here, but all by myself I haven't been able to fix my poblem no matter how many thread I've read. I fear I'll need to be held by the hand through this.</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to get a WordPress installation working locally on my Mac Book Pro running osX El Capitan 10.11. I tried following the instructions in that article: <a href="http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/get-apache-mysql-php-phpmyadmin-working-osx-10-10-yosemite/" rel="nofollow">http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/get-apache-mysql-php-phpmyadmin-working-osx-10-10-yosemite/</a> .</p>
  
  <p>It worked well untill I hit the MySQL section. Since I thought there was an issue with my root password (it ended out that the MySQL install had provided me a temporary pass that I forgot about), I tried uninstalling my MySQL install following these instructions: <a href="https://php-built.com/uninstall-mysql-from-os-x-yosemite/" rel="nofollow">https://php-built.com/uninstall-mysql-from-os-x-yosemite/</a> , but after re-installing MySQL I kept getting this error: .. ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/mysql/data/wks-000353.pid).</p>
  
  <p>So, in a nutshell,</p>
  
  <p>This:</p>
  
  <p>sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start</p>
  
  <p>... renders this:</p>
  
  <p>.. ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/mysql/data/wks-000353.pid)</p>
  
  <p>This:</p>
  
  <p>/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -v</p>
  
  <p>... renders this:</p>
  
  <p>ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)</p>
  
  <p>And this:</p>
  
  <p>sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server restart</p>
  
  <p>... renders this:</p>
  
  <p>ERROR! MySQL server PID file could not be found!</p>
  
  <p>Help would be highly appreciated!!</p>