php mysql install

I'm trying to make php work with mysql but I can't even create a table. I'm receiving this error. [root@menace mysql]# mysqladmin create testdb mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server though socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysq.sock' (2)' Check that mysqld is running and that the socket :'/var/lib/mysql/mysq.sock' exists Shouldn't this file be created by the install And when I use prefix=/software/mysql a mysqld file is placed under /usr/local/bin as well. Am I doing something wrong??? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/