MYSQLI not working.

[olliekb]

I have a problem on my server...
Its a LAMP server put some reason it mysqli syntax dont work. mysql querys are fine but I dont understand why mysqli doesnt work. Im running PHP5.3 and ive checked the phpinfo()

[syntax=text]
MySQL Support enabled
Active Persistent Links 0
Active Links 0
Client API version 5.5.31
MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE external
MYSQL_SOCKET /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
MYSQL_INCLUDE -I/usr/include/mysql
MYSQL_LIBS -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lmysqlclient_r

Directive Local Value Master Value
mysql.allow_local_infile On On
mysql.allow_persistent On On
mysql.connect_timeout 60 60
mysql.default_host no value no value
mysql.default_password no value no value
mysql.default_port no value no value
mysql.default_socket /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
mysql.default_user no value no value
mysql.max_links Unlimited Unlimited
mysql.max_persistent Unlimited Unlimited
mysql.trace_mode Off Off

mysqli

MysqlI Support enabled
Client API library version 5.5.31
Active Persistent Links 0
Inactive Persistent Links 0
Active Links 0
Client API header version 5.5.29
MYSQLI_SOCKET /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock

Directive Local Value Master Value
mysqli.allow_local_infile On On
mysqli.allow_persistent On On
mysqli.default_host no value no value
mysqli.default_port 3306 3306
mysqli.default_pw no value no value
mysqli.default_socket /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
mysqli.default_user no value no value
mysqli.max_links Unlimited Unlimited
mysqli.max_persistent Unlimited Unlimited
mysqli.reconnect Off Off[/syntax]

this is what the phpinfo() says anyhelp please

[Helx]

Could you please give us the actual error?
If there's any sensitive information in the error statement, then please blank it out/replace it.

[olliekb]

Error loading character set latin1:
mysqli_real_escape_string() might not work proper.Connect failed: Unknown MySQL server host 'localhost:3306' (2)