ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) Mac OS 10.9.5

I was able to connect to the server using SQL Pro but not from the command line. The solution:

$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -P 3306 -u root -p

You can also use telnet to check the connectivity:

$telnet 127.0.0.1 3306

Trying 127.0.0.1...

Connected to localhost.

Escape character is '^]'.

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!#08S01Got packets out of orderConnection closed by foreign host.