When I try to connect in Knoda or mysqlcc I get the following message: [@localhost:3306] ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I don't know anything about databases , so if you need more info please feel free to ask. I want to set up a database for a couple of hundred products with the following info like: product number , price, min and max stock and other things I cannot think of it now. Thanks for any help. -- The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country." - George W. Bush, January 29, 2001, Washington, DC Greetings from /bill at 169 west , 19 south. Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors."