Error 2002 when installing phpmyadmin

Hi,

I have attempted to install phpmyadmin, however, when I login, I get this error:

I have installed MySQL from the source RPMs posted on Mysql.com. Here is my config.inc.php incase it is needed:

 

Are there any errors in your logs? What's the output of

Code:

netstat -tap

?

 

Here is the output:
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 1548/sshd
tcp 0 0 localhost:smtp *:* LISTEN 1378/sendmail: acce
tcp 0 0 *:mysql *:* LISTEN 11943/mysqld
tcp 0 0 *:http *:* LISTEN 11501/lighttpd
tcp 0 52 kansascity.clogg.in:ssh adsl-69-219-239-93.ds:56083 ESTABLISHED 1475/sshd: root@pts

 

Looks ok. Can you log in with the username and password on the shell that you use for phpMyAdmin?

Code:

mysql -u [I]username[/I] -p