Don Russell <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Now, I get as far as: > if (false === ($dbh = mysql_connect('localhost',$uid,$pwd))) { > die("Can't connect to mySQL database: ".mysql_error()); > } > > > and sure enough, results in: > Can't connect to mySQL database: Can't connect to local MySQL server > through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) Is your MySQL server running? As root, run service mysqld status Regards Ingemar