another error HELP

[mamashid]

so i was trying to upgrade my board in doing so the part where you have to enter:

http://www.example.com/forum/install/upgrade.php

I changed address, login in and when I get to step #2 I get this:

Step 2) Connect to the database

Attempting to attach to database

Error description: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) /homepages/40/d199984570/htdocs/forums/includes/class_core.php on line 274

The database has failed to connect because you do not have permission to connect to the server. Please confirm the values entered in the 'includes/config.php' file.

HELP!!!

what did i do wrong???

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please anyone????

[tobybird]

Have you looked at your uploaded config.php file to verify you have the correct information entered?

eta: Login / password information that is....

[mamashid]

it look looks correct to me, but then again, i have no idea what i'm suppose to be looking for thats wrong.

[Opserty]

The username/password/database may not be correct. You need to check they match the ones for your mysql database. (Maybe you made a typo or something but double check them with the ones in your hosts/mysql control panel).

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Error description: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) /homepages/40/d199984570/htdocs/forums/includes/class_core.php on line 274

This error means either:
1. The info in your config.php file is wrong (in which case your forums wouldn't work at all), or
2. MySQL crashed, it's not running or it can't find the socket. You need to contact your host about this. Here is more info on this error:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Ca...to_server.html

I changed address, login in and when I get to step #2 I get this:

What do you mean with "I changed address"? You should not manually change the address when running upgrade.php.