Can't connect to mysql through socket?

Hi...I just got this error when trying to load a site of mine:

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) in /home/name/public_html/includes/db.php4 on line 2
I cannot connect to the database.

By looking at my real time stats I can see that I am getting my highest ever traffic today, is this related? Are there only so many sockets that can be connected to on a server, and if so how do I change the setting?

Thanks..

 

 

 

 

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