Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

[qmichiel]

Fout

MySQL retourneerde:

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

This is the error I get when using phpMyAdmin.
After that I tried a simple script to test if it would connect but got the same error.

It doesn't matter if I try from the server itself or from another pc in my lan or outside my lan.

The socket and port are correct in my php.ini

In my php.ini at mysql.default_socket I filled the socket path that is: /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock
And at the mysql.default.port: 3306 wich is the correct port

Offcourse I checked if it is running.
I also checked the rights of the mysql socket wich are rwxrwxrwx so php can read it.

I use:

OpenBSD 3.0
MySQL 3.23.54
PHP 4.2.3

On http://securizone.org/info.php you can see my phpinfo().

Hopefully someone can help me I'm going crazy here :S

[jerdo]

You are getting that error because MySQL isn't running. Try starting it.

[karoic]

If you quite sure it is running. Try looking at the socket file itself, it should contain a PID number. Make sure that the daemon is actually running on that PID.

[qmichiel]

If I already said mysql IS RUNNING!

I didn't know the socket also has a PID. How can I check it?

[jerdo]

Leave the default port blank in the php.ini, that will make it use the MySQL default which is 3306, also leave the default socket blank that will go to the MySQL default. Those settings are only used if you have setup MySQL to use different ports, sockets than the default which it appears you haven't.