PLEASE HELP TO FIX: mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory

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This was discussed recently. It means TLS was enabled, but there isn’t a key for it. I don’t recall what triggers it, but Ilia posted a solution here: URGENT | MariaDB crashed after hitting "set as default services certificate" button - #48 by Ilia