PHP/MySQL and Appache - Linux

I am trying to work with combination on
PHP-MySQL-Appache-linux.

The first basic script php3 is working fine
without any database queries.

When I expand the script with MySql functions
to interact with database getting errors like this.

Cannot access server, can't access /tmp/mysqlsock .....


The errors are displayed on browser screen.

Well it seems, that your MySQL server is not working, did you start it? It's done like this:

mysql.server start

Or maybe you didn't configured php to work with mysql? You can check it by calling the phpinfo() function, if there is a info about mysql, then your php is configured to use mysql, and your problem is within mysqlserver.

Maybe you should read some fine tutorials about mysql administration here on devshed or webmonkey?

Regards,
Goral
goral@unet.pl