If you are running MYSQL through XAMPP:
Open XAMPP mysql configuration file (on OSX):
/Applications/XAMPP/etc/my.cnf
Copy the socket path:
socket = /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/mysql.sock
Open rails project's database configuration file: myproject/config/database.yml
Add the socket config to the development database config:
-->
development:
adapter: mysql2
encoding: utf8
reconnect: false
database: difiuri_falcioni
pool: 5
username: root
password:
host: localhost
socket: /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql/mysql.sock
Enjoy :)