Testing MySQL failed ???

Hello The code below i use in testing the connection (written in php4) <? if(!mysql_connect("localhost","khaimun","akyweb")) { print "could not connect to mysql!"; } mysql_select_db("focalmail"); ?> ------------------- Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in /var/www/html/test/test-db.php4 on line 2 could not connect to mysql! Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in /var/www/html/test/test-db.php4 on line 5 Warning: MySQL: A link to the server could not be established in /var/www/html/test/test-db.php4 on line 5 Note : The above error i get in executing the code -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank You Khai Mun, Ng