SELinux, MySQL, and this error…
If you see this after changing your mysql init script :
SELinux is preventing /usr/sbin/httpd from connectto access on the unix_stream_socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Then you might need to do this :
restorecon /etc/init.d/mysql
to make this:
-rwxr-xr-x. root root unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0 mysql
look like this
-rwxr-xr-x. root root unconfined_u:object_r:initrc_exec_t:s0 mysql
and wrap up with a mysql service restart.
Just a quick observation that might help a lost google searcher find his way. Enjoy and STOP DISABLING SELINUX!