can't connect to Mysql with php

[Anon]

$handler=mysql_connect("localhost:3306","root","");
$handler=mysql_connect("localhost:3306","","");
and all parameters are default,

But both can't connect to Mysql.

WHY?

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What's the error message?

[Anon]

The error message is below:
Warning: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061) in c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\wpage\dbconn.php on line 8

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Are you sure mysql lets you connect without a password (unusual)

Can you connect using the mysql commandline tool?

[Anon]

YES, I can connect to mysql in MS-DOS command line without password.