Cannot start mysql 5

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hi everyone, another question? how do i resolve this

y0shi:/usr/local/mysql # ./bin/mysqladmin version
./bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists!
y0shi:/usr/local/mysql #                                                       

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setting to resolve, i figured it out