Location of the MySQL Socket File in Different Systems
From #mysql_socket_location:
"/tmp/mysql.sock", # default
"/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock", # debian/gentoo
"/var/tmp/mysql.sock", # freebsd
"/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock", # fedora
"/opt/local/lib/mysql/mysql.sock", # fedora
"/opt/local/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock", # mac + darwinports + mysql
"/opt/local/var/run/mysql4/mysqld.sock", # mac + darwinports + mysql4
"/opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock", # mac + darwinports + mysql5
"/opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock" # xampp for linux
