help with error 2002. Can't connect to local Mysql....

[Matt Mikulla]

Hello. I ran entropy's mysql removal script, then reinstalled mysql on my mac osx 10.3.5 machine. I get the 2002 error. This is my first database experience and it is not fun. I just want to get working!

Terminal code:

Last login: Sun Sep 19 18:28:41 on ttyp1
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[127:~] mattmiku% cd /usr/local/mysql
[127:/usr/local/mysql] mattmiku% sudo chown -R mysql data/
Password:
[127:/usr/local/mysql] mattmiku% sudo echo

[127:/usr/local/mysql] mattmiku% sudo ./bin/mysqld_safe &
[1] 2797
[127:/usr/local/mysql] mattmiku% Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data
STOPPING server from pid file /usr/local/mysql/data/127.0.0.1.pid
040919 18:54:01 mysqld ended

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql test
ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
[1] + Done sudo ./bin/mysqld_safe
[127:/usr/local/mysql] mattmiku%