I hd this same problem. Ensure that /var, /var/lib, and /var/lib/mysql have
permissions set to: drwxr-xr-x
This cured the problem for me.
rick
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Subject: Antwort: PHP and MySQL
On 01.03.2001 11:55:40 Ben Kennish wrote:
> "Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in
> /var/www/html/index.php on line 5"
Are you sure that your MySQL installation creates the socket right there?
If
I'm not mistaken, it may be created in /tmp.
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