Can't connect to MySQL server on u'localhost

Backing up sites…
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py”, line 174, in _run_module_as_main
main”, fname, loader, pkg_name)
File “/usr/lib/python2.7/runpy.py”, line 72, in _run_code
exec code in run_globals
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py”, line 94, in
main()
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py”, line 18, in main
click.Group(commands=commands)(prog_name=‘bench’)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 722, in call
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 697, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1066, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 1066, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 895, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/core.py”, line 535, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/click/decorators.py”, line 17, in new_func
return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/commands/init.py”, line 24, in _func
ret = f(frappe.dict(ctx.obj), *args, **kwargs)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/commands/site.py”, line 294, in backup
odb = scheduled_backup(ignore_files=not with_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, backup_path_private_files=backup_path_private_files, force=True)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/backups.py”, line 166, in scheduled_backup
odb = new_backup(older_than, ignore_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, force=force)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/backups.py”, line 176, in new_backup
odb.get_backup(older_than, ignore_files, force=force)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/backups.py”, line 48, in get_backup
self.set_backup_file_name()
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/backups.py”, line 63, in set_backup_file_name
todays_date = now_datetime().strftime('%Y%m%d
%H%M%S’)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/data.py”, line 122, in now_datetime
dt = convert_utc_to_user_timezone(datetime.datetime.utcnow())
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/data.py”, line 145, in convert_utc_to_user_timezone
return utcnow.astimezone(timezone(get_time_zone()))
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/data.py”, line 139, in get_time_zone
return frappe.cache().get_value(“time_zone”, _get_time_zone)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/redis_wrapper.py”, line 72, in get_value
val = generator()
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/data.py”, line 133, in _get_time_zone
return frappe.db.get_system_setting(‘time_zone’) or ‘Asia/Kolkata’
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/database.py”, line 871, in get_system_setting
return frappe.cache().get_value(“system_settings”, _load_system_settings).get(key)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/utils/redis_wrapper.py”, line 72, in get_value
val = generator()
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/database.py”, line 870, in _load_system_settings
return self.get_singles_dict(“System Settings”)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/database.py”, line 555, in get_singles_dict
tabSingles where doctype=%s"“”, doctype))
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/database.py”, line 136, in sql
self.connect()
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe/frappe/database.py”, line 86, in connect
charset=‘utf8mb4’, use_unicode = True, conv = conversions)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pymysql/init.py”, line 90, in Connect
return Connection(*args, **kwargs)
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pymysql/connections.py”, line 699, in init
self.connect()
File “/home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pymysql/connections.py”, line 967, in connect
raise exc
pymysql.err.OperationalError: (2003, “Can’t connect to MySQL server on u’localhost’ ([Errno -2] Name or service not known)”)

i think issue from Mysql

help me solve this error … cannot backup cannot update / migrate

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try
sudo service mysql stop
sudo service mysql start

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yes all ready did still at same isue

Is mysql actually running?

yes its running, i check via webmin.

Did this start after installing webmin? Also, did you upgrade your mariadb?

meanwhile its ok after i install webmin, suddenly i force server to shutdown suddenly it happen.
i do update mariadb

apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade

thank you all

i mess up with webmin hostname & dns client config by chose mulicast dns