[cobalt-users] Can't connect to mysql through phpmyadmin (mysql.sock problem)

[tob@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

>touch /tmp/mysql.sock

Just tried this..... Still the same error message. Is there more that
has to be done?
Any more ideas ?  I suppose I could reinstall mysql and phpmyadmin but
even if that fixes the problem why was this file deleted from the /tmp
directory ?  I think I saw something about a cron job that cleans the
tmp directory while I was searching the archives but I'm not sure if I
should stop that job or find a way to put the mysql.socks file somewhere
else.  If someone has been throught this before please point me in the
right direction to find a solution for this.  Keep in mind I'm very new
to linux too .
Thanks,
--
Tom

>> I get the following error message when I try to start phpmyadmin.
>> Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server

>> through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) .
> >
> >I looked in for a file called mysql.sock in the /tmp directory and it

> >doesn't exist.