mysql error 2005 - Unknown MySQL server host 'localhost'(11001)

Question

I was using mysql 5.6.11,it usually turned down and show me this:

2005 - Unknown MySQL server host 'localhost'(11001).

Currently my resolution is to turn off the network,than it return to normal.I had searched a lot,but no answer is revalent to it.So,does anyone knows the reason?

Answer 1

ERROR 2005 (HY000): Unknown MySQL server host 'localhost' (0)

modify list of host names for your system:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Make sure that you have the following entry:

127.0.0.1 localhost
In my case that entry was 0.0.0.0 localhost which caussed all problem

(you may need to change modify permission to modify this file)

This performs DNS resolution of host “localhost” to the IP address 127.0.0.1.