PHP help

This is the error i get when i try to run my php files on the server.
Warning: mysql_connect(): Can't connect to MYSQL server on '127.0.0.1' (111) in /ramdisk/var/www/index.php on line 11 Unable to connect to database

help! i've doubled checked line 11 everything is pointing and spelled correctly.

Do you actually have the mysql engine running?
It seems to me that it does not start up by default when running from CD.
Have you done a "/etc/init.d/mysql start"?