Drupal can't connect to DB: "can't contact the MySQL database server".

Can't duplicate. Highly unlikely this is a bug. More likely a settings or configuration error.

Can't install Drupal 7.4 - does not connect to MySQL database

I am at the 'set up database' stage and I get prompted with:

Failed to connect to your database server. The server reports the following message: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2).

Is the database server running?
Does the database exist, and have you entered the correct database name?
Have you entered the correct username and password?
Have you entered the correct database hostname?

I am trying to install the drupal site on the localhost( URL: drupal.local )
I have checked all permissions (set to 777 for settings.php), but still no luck.
I have checked the database connection by creating a test.php page and it works (i get the success message).
http://drupal.local/test.php

Test.php contains:

define ('DATABASE_SERVER', 'localhost');
define ('DATABASE_USER', 'drupalcms');
define ('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'Pa$$w0rd');
define ('DATABASE_NAME', 'drupalcms');
$db = mysql_connect(DATABASE_SERVER, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASSWORD);
if (!$db) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
echo 'failed';
} else {
mysql_select_db(DATABASE_NAME ,$db);
echo 'Success';
}

What else i can try to install Drupal.

Can't install Drupal 7.4 - does not connect to MySQL database

I am at the 'set up database' stage and I get prompted with:

Failed to connect to your database server. The server reports the following message: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2).

Is the database server running?
Does the database exist, and have you entered the correct database name?
Have you entered the correct username and password?
Have you entered the correct database hostname?

I am trying to install the drupal site on the localhost( URL: drupal.local )
I have checked all permissions (set to 777 for settings.php), but still no luck.
I have checked the database connection by creating a test.php page and it works (i get the success message).
http://drupal.local/test.php

Test.php contains:

define ('DATABASE_SERVER', 'localhost');
define ('DATABASE_USER', 'drupalcms');
define ('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'Pa$$w0rd');
define ('DATABASE_NAME', 'drupalcms');
$db = mysql_connect(DATABASE_SERVER, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASSWORD);
if (!$db) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
echo 'failed';
} else {
mysql_select_db(DATABASE_NAME ,$db);
echo 'Success';
}

What else i can try to install Drupal 7.

I have iinstalled Drupal 6.22 without any issue, but i am getting the database connection error when i try to install Drupal 7.4. Any help would be much appreciated.

Did you check that the requirements for Drupal 7 are met (they are not the same than for D6)? Is PHP PDO enabled and working on your system? Your test.php file uses the mysql driver, not PDO. Drupal 7 uses PDO, Drupal 6 uses mysql(i) and postgresql drivers, they are not the same.

Support requests are never critical or major.

"Time" seems to have fixed this. Closing old, stale issues. If the issue still persists feel free to re-open.