sudo tail /var/log/syslog Mar 21 14:35:28 synopsis mysqld[4768]: 080321 14:35:28 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 43655 Mar 21 14:35:28 synopsis mysqld[4768]: 080321 14:35:28 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete Mar 21 14:35:28 synopsis mysqld[4768]: Mar 21 14:35:28 synopsis mysqld_safe[4796]: ended Mar 21 14:35:40 synopsis /etc/init.d/mysql[4913]: 0 processes alive and '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' resulted in Mar 21 14:35:40 synopsis /etc/init.d/mysql[4913]: ^G/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed Mar 21 14:35:40 synopsis /etc/init.d/mysql[4913]: error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' Mar 21 14:35:40 synopsis /etc/init.d/mysql[4913]: Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! Mar 21 14:35:40 synopsis /etc/init.d/mysql[4913]: Mar 21 14:39:01 synopsis /USR/SBIN/CRON[4919]: (root) CMD ( [ -d /var/lib/php5 ] && find /var/lib/php5/ -type f -cmin +$(/usr/lib/php5/maxlifetime) -print0 | xargs -r -0 rm)