Miscellany

# /etc/init.d/mysql restart
 * Service mysql stopping
/etc/init.d/mysql: line 334: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid: No such file or directory
 * Service mysql stopped
 * Service mysql starting
 Strange, the socket file already exist in "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
 it will be removed now and re-created by the MySQL server
 BUT please make your checks.
 * Service mysql started