Mysql was working fine on my M1 Mac Mini yesterday until I installed the 11.6 update. After installing, I'm getting hammered with connection issues.
Mac OS X 11.6 Mac mini (M1, 2020) mysql Ver 8.0.27 for macos11.6 on arm64 (Homebrew
Seeing this a great deal - maybe 3 out of 4 times I try to connect :
~ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
mysqld is running, and I can sometimes get a connection for long enough to bring up the mysql client, but as soon as I type a query, I lose connection.
~ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.27 Homebrew
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mysql> use history;
No connection. Trying to reconnect...
Enter password:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
ERROR:
Can't connect to the server
Any ideas? I've tried upgrading mysql and mysql-client, I've tried removing and reinstalling mysql in homebrew, I've played around with my.cnf settings, none of those seem to help.