can't connect to mysql

Hello, I have a simple question when connecting through mysql. It seems that php is trying to connect to /tmp/mysql.sock, but it's not in the /tmp directory. It's in /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. I can connect throught mysql through the command line just fine, but php functions cannot. It gives the error: Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) What could be wrong? __________________________________ www.edsamail.com