Error on MySQL dump

[SirTalksalot]

HI,

I get the following error when trying to do a MySQL dump

Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/kunden/tmp/mysqld.sock' (2) when trying to connect


Am I right in assumping this is because my host has denied access to this somehow? I do hope not because it's 1and1 and it's going to take forever to get them to understand the problem, then even worse, try and do something about it. :(

[Steve Machol]

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/Can_not_connect_to_server.html