[Solved]: Re unable to connect to mysql

[dealtime]

After installing coppermine on my server I am trying to run the install script now Im stuck I get the error message cant connect mysql the error message is as follows

Could not create a mySQL connection, please check the SQL values entered
MySQL error was : Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (46)


I feel its something in the configinc.php but I dont know what to change or how to can anyone give some insight as to what I should do.

[hyperion]

http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=4656.0

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Can_not_connect_to_server.html

[dealtime]

Many thanks for your help am now through the install and am ready to configure the gallery  instead of local host I just put mysql and the database name correctly

Thanks once again for your pointers