Apache / PHP / MySQL connection problem

[flubbard]

It seems like there are a few other posts on here with similar errors but none help. When I try to connect to mysql from a php webpage I get the following error:

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13)

Both httpd and mysqld are running on the same server and running through local host. /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock is present and I have tried restarting mysql

As an aside, I have moved the base directory and have a symbolic link to the new directory.

 

[mbrooks]

Make sure the directory /var/lib/mysql/ permission is set to 755 and the group is mysql.

M. Brooks

http://mbrooks.info

 

[flubbard]

The link has permissions 777 but the directory that is linked to it is set with 755. Owner and group are both mysql.