diff --git a/pages/common/mysql.md b/pages/common/mysql.md
index 966527a89..96a90f5a0 100644
--- a/pages/common/mysql.md
+++ b/pages/common/mysql.md
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 
 `mysql -h {{database_host}} {{database_name}}`
 
+- Connect to a database through a Unix socket:
+
+`mysql --socket {{path/to/socket.sock}}`
+
 - Execute SQL statements in a script file (batch file):
 
 `mysql {{database_name}} < {{script.sql}}`