connecting to mysql from php

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amirbwb
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connecting to mysql from php

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Hello, I have created a software on my localhost ... but i uploaded it to my friend server, it shows me an error:


Warning: mysql_pconnect() [function.mysql-pconnect]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) in /hermes/bosweb25c/b1151/nf.lebanonline/public_html/medi-school-net/emp/medcon/medcon.php on line 6

Fatal error: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) in /hermes/bosweb25c/b1151/nf.lebanonline/public_html/medi-school-net/emp/medcon/medcon.php on line 6

medcon.php (the connection to mysql)

<?php
$hostname_connection = "localhost";
$database_connection = "***************";
$username_connection = "**********";
$password_connection = "************";
$connection = mysql_pconnect($hostname_connection, $username_connection, $password_connection) or trigger_error(mysql_error(),E_USER_ERROR);
?>

************** for privacy only =)


why it is giving me this error ???? it worked fine on my localhost and my free domain at amir.comoj.com/najla
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Benjamin
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