How to fix “#2003 - Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (61) the server is not responding.”

Question

I am having issues connecting to MySQL server. I go to localhost:8888/phpMyAdmin/?lang=en and get the error:

"#2003 - Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (61) the server is not responding."

I've tried many different solutions however, none have worked. If anyone has any advice or ways to fix this, it would be a great help.

Answer 1

Ensure that MySQL is enabled in MAMP, and that you have also enabled "Allow network access to MySQL" in MAMP's MySQL settings page.

Answer 2

I'd recommend restarting your system, and confirming that mysql daemon start with your mamp server properly. You may also try logging into the command line mysql, and observe the configuration. You seem to suggest that you have tried many things, and I assume that you tried restarting. I know it seems ridiculous to ask you to repeat this... but, you want a clean entry point to observe the issue. There may be another mysql server running as well, or it may not be serving where you think it is. By logging into MySql as root, you should be able to determine some of the mis-configuration issues.

Answer 3

I went to /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php and updated the line $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '127.0.0.1';

from 127.0.0.1 to localhost.