Installing MySQL in Docker fails with error message "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket" -

i'm trying install mysql inside docker container,tried various images github, seems manage install mysql when try run mysql gives error:

error 2002 (hy000): can't connect local mysql server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'

system specifications:

• ubuntu 12,04 on aws
• docker 0.10.0

packages tried far:

• https://github.com/eugeneware/docker-wordpress-nginx
• https://github.com/tutumcloud/tutum-docker-mysql

remember need connect running docker container. want use tcp instead of unix socket. check output of docker ps command , running mysql containers. if find 1 use mysql command this: mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -p <mysql_port> (you find port in docker ps output). if can't find running mysql container in docker ps output try docker images find mysql image name , try run it: docker run -d -p 3306:3306 tutum/mysql "tutum/mysql" image name found in docker images.