Can't get past the install

[goddesscal]

 I cannot get past the install screen. I actually am not sure what it's asking for. I made the database Mysql through my server. So I put in what I named it and my password username into the install screen. But I've tried admin, admin mode under your admin account, I 've also tried my username and password for my servers site and nothing works it keeps telling me MySQL error was : Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

I leave local host and only have cpg133 in the table prefix. Is there a tutorial for just the install ??
I never got the permissions like the one tutorial has either. I only get a general tab when I clicked on Albums. I did tick read write. Would I tick them for groups also?

And does coppermine need it's files in a folder in your website directory or should it just be placed in the root? with all my other files. This I didn't completely understand.

[Joachim Müller]

First a warning: you shouldn't run a public webserver if you have no or little idea on how to set it up in the first place. You'll have to create a mysql user first and assign permissions accordingly (don't use the root user). There are good resources on the internet that tell you how to set up mysql in the first place (do a google search). Coppermine assumes that you have mysql set up and running properly. Don't mix up users and permissions for different sub-systems on your webserver. A mySQL user is not directly related to a coppermine user.
Coppermine can be installed in a folder or directly in the webroot, your choice.