ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306

Issue Summary

Ghost throws an ECONNREFUSED on npm start --production.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Ghost 0.11.7 (not sure if this issue occurs elsewhere.
2. Run npm install --production.
3. Run npm start --production.

Any other info e.g. Why do you consider this to be a bug? What did you expect to happen instead? It should start Ghost without any problems. Instead, I get this jumble:

> ghost@0.11.7 start /var/www/ghost
> node index.js

WARNING: Ghost is attempting to use a direct method to send email. 
It is recommended that you explicitly configure an email service.
Help and documentation can be found at http://support.ghost.org/mail.


ERROR: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306 
 
 Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:3306
    at Object.exports._errnoException (util.js:870:11)
    at exports._exceptionWithHostPort (util.js:893:20)
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1063:14)
    --------------------
    at Protocol._enqueue (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/mysql/lib/protocol/Protocol.js:110:48)
    at Protocol.handshake (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/mysql/lib/protocol/Protocol.js:42:41)
    at Connection.connect (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/mysql/lib/Connection.js:98:18)
    at /var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/dialects/mysql/index.js:106:18
    at Promise._execute (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/debuggability.js:300:9)
    at Promise._resolveFromExecutor (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:481:18)
    at new Promise (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:77:14)
    at Client_MySQL.acquireRawConnection (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/dialects/mysql/index.js:104:12)
    at Object.create (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/client.js:231:16)
    at Pool._createResource (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/generic-pool/lib/generic-pool.js:325:17)
    at Pool._ensureMinimum (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/generic-pool/lib/generic-pool.js:363:12)
    at new Pool (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/generic-pool/lib/generic-pool.js:156:8)
    at Client_MySQL.initializePool (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/client.js:261:17)
    at Client_MySQL.Client (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/client.js:108:12)
    at new Client_MySQL (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/dialects/mysql/index.js:62:20)
    at Knex (/var/www/ghost/node_modules/knex/lib/index.js:60:34)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/var/www/ghost/core/server/data/db/connection.js:55:20)
    at Module._compile (module.js:410:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:417:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:344:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:301:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:354:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17) 

Technical details:

• Ghost Version: 0.11.7
• Node Version: 4.2.6
• Browser/OS: Google Chrome Version 57.0.2987.133 (64-bit), Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit)
• Database: mysql 5.7.17-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

[david-zaletanski]

FYI I had the same issue. A bit more specific instructions for anyone else who may not know where to put the property… fixed by opening config.production.json in the ghost directory and adding property just below the… “client”: “mysql”, “connection”: {

The line: “socketPath”: “/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock”,

[HamedMP]

@tyconway I solved it by running mysql in a separate command before ghost start.

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

Hi!

I have tried all previously mentioned solutions in this thread and I am still having this problem. Specifically, I don’t have /mysqld/mysqld.sock in my /var/run as @david-zaletanski does. Despite having mysql installed.